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illegal guns to be destroyed by machine

illegal guns to be destroyed by machine By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net ILLEGAL and obsolete firearms will now be destroyed with a set of hydraulic shears handed over to the Bahamian Government by the United Nations. The shears will destroy the c

Jail for runaway drugs importer

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN who disappeared for a significant portion of his trial concerning nearly $1 million in drugs was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Omar Chisholm, 34, along

Jail for runaway drugs importer

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN who disappeared for a significant portion of his trial concerning nearly $1 million in drugs was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Omar Chisholm, 34, along

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Man fined $1,000 for possession of dangerous drugs

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

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Counselling order over marijuana possession

TWO men charged with marijuana possession were yesterday conditionally discharged after they agreed to attend drug counselling classes. A woman who was charged with the same offence was also placed on six months’ probation after her attorney told th

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Man charged over marijuana

A 24-year-old man was charged with marijuana possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Fined $2k over drug possession

A 29-year-old man who was found with more than five ounces of drugs was fined $2,150 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

First drug aimed at women with inherited breast cancer approved

US regulators have approved the first drug aimed at women with advanced breast cancer caused by an inherited flawed gene.The Food and Drug Administration has approved AstraZeneca PLC’s Lynparza for patients with inherited BRCA gene mutations who have

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Man denies drug charges

A JAMAICAN man pleaded not guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply, discarding his initial plea two days ago when he said he owned the marijuana found in his luggage.

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Accused faces court over $64,000 cocaine plot

A WANTED man accused of being an accomplice in a plot to smuggle $64,000 worth of cocaine out of the country was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday.

Four Haitians, one Bahamian held over cocaine find

FOUR Haitian men and one Bahamian man were taken into custody Tuesday night after they were found in possession of 21 kilos of suspected cocaine.

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Six held after drugs, firearm found on mailboat

Five men and a woman are in custody after drugs and a firearm were seized on a mailboat on Friday.

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Two men and one woman arrested after officers discover gun and drugs

OFFICERS from the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) arrested two men and a woman following the seizure of several pounds of marijuana and a firearm in three separate incidents on Wednesday.

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Drugs and gun seized

POLICE made significant drug and firearm seizures in Grand Bahama and Bimini earlier this week.

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Man fined for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply

A MAN was fined $2,000 in court last week after admitting to having over 11lbs of Indian Hemp.

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Marijuana haul found in Freeport

GRAND Bahama police discovered a large quantity of suspected marijuana valued at $21,000 in the Freeport area.

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Man in court over assault rifle find

A MAN was charged yesterday after being found in possession of a prohibited assault rifle and 33 lbs of drugs.

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Drugs found during raid on immigrants

FREEPORT - BAHAMIAN authorities seized $1,000 worth of dangerous drugs and arrested four illegal immigrants at an apartment in the Lucaya area.

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K9 units assist in drug find

POLICE arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply on Tuesday.

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Man held after drug seizure

POLICE in Eleuthera arrested a man after the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs on Wednesday.