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Officer held over drugs find at prison gate

THREE people are in police custody, including a corrections officer, in connection with two separate drug busts on Wednesday.

Storage of prescription drugs during blackout

With the recent power outage in Nassau, many have suffered material loss, but even more concerning to me are the safety risks involved that many may not even consider.

Three men charged over $2m marijuana seizure

THREE men were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the seizure of $2m worth of marijuana found on a boat in waters off New Providence.

SERIAL THIEF JAILED FOR TWO YEARS AND FINED FOR DRUGS

A SERIAL thief was jailed for two years yesterday after he admitted to his latest attempted raid last year.

Man who threw drugs on roof fined $1,500

A 49-year-old man was fined $1,500 yesterday after admitting to throwing a quantity of marijuana on the roof of his house last week.

Two men granted bail in connection with $100k Inagua drug bust

TWO men were granted $30,000 bail in court yesterday after allegedly being found with $100,000 worth of cocaine uncovered on a mailboat in Inagua last week.

Freeport man assisting police on marijuana find

GRAND Bahama Police made a drug arrest on Monday following the discovery of suspected marijuana at a residence in Freeport.

Man charged with string of robberies on Exuma

A MAN from Exuma was granted bail on Friday for a string of robberies on the island and was also ordered to pay a fine on a drug charge.

Man ordered to drug counselling after guilty plea to stealing from heart centre

A MAN was ordered to attend drug counselling for six months after admitting to stealing a car battery outside the Bahamas Heart Centre last week.

Woman on drug charge is granted bail

A WOMAN recently charged in connection with a major drug seizure was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Hearing for pair in $390,000 drugs case

A NEW fixture hearing date has been scheduled for a man and woman awaiting trial in connection with a recent major drug seizure.

Man fined $1,200 for joints

A 24-year-old man found with three pounds of marijuana was fined $1,200 yesterday.

Canadian man found with $90,000 of heroin at airport

A Canadian man was taken into police custody when $90,000 worth of dangerous drugs were found in his possession at Lynden Pindling International Airport Thursday.

Man fined $1,000 for drug possession

A MAN was fined $1,000 on Friday after he pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.

Drug mule told: Back out and you die

A Surinamese man yesterday claimed the reason he swallowed over 100 packages of cocaine and attempted to smuggle the drugs into The Bahamas last week was because he was in too deep and would have been killed if he tried to back out of the plan.

The dangers of supressing news

In the 1970s and 1980s I watched our Bahamas change. Drugs came here in large amounts. Young men were dealing it and making plenty, plenty money. Young men just barely out of their teenage years were driving luxury cars and living in mansions. The fast life came to The Bahamas.

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