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A balanced judiciary?
EDITOR, The Tribune. The Nassau Guardian reported on February 4, 2012, that a businessman was fined and given probation after police collectively found 1.5lbs of marijuana on his person and his business storage and conference room last year. The defendan
A balanced judiciary?
EDITOR, The Tribune. The Nassau Guardian reported on February 4, 2012, that a businessman was fined and given probation after police collectively found 1.5lbs of marijuana on his person and his business storage and conference room last year. The defendan
Five arrests over drug, gun and ammo discovery
FIVE people were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, illegal firearms and ammunition in Grand Bahama, a senior police official reported.Asst Supt Terecita Pinder reported that the arrests were made between 5pm Friday and 2am on on Saturday du
Rastafarian to appeal over marijuana charge
A RASTAFARIAN man is set to appeal a drug charge he received after police found him with $150 worth of marijuana over the Christmas holiday.
$1,000 FINE FOR SELLING MARIJUANA
A 24-year-old man who told police he was selling marijuana to make a “couple of dollars” was yesterday fined $1,000.
Jamaicans deny having $60k of cocaine
TWO Jamaican men were remanded to prison yesterday over allegations they were found with over $60,000 worth of cocaine.
'Miss Florida' must wait as trial adjourned
HANDEREA “Miss Florida” Rolle’s trial over alleged drug possession with intent to supply was adjourned by over a month after the court was informed that her co-accused was not brought down from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services to attend the proceedings.
Man arrested at airport for marijuana possession
AN American tourist’s vacation in paradise ended before it began as he was arrested at the airport for marijuana possession shortly after his arrival.
Man fined $5,000 for drug possession
A MAN was fined $5,000 yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Second suspect accused over $4m cocaine haul
A SECOND man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a $4m cocaine seizure that occurred six weeks ago in eastern Grand Bahama.
Police in Exuma make major drug seizure
Twenty pounds of marijuana were seized by police in Exuma on Saturday afternoon.
Medical wholesalers in NHI patient safety fear
Bahamian pharmaceutical wholesalers have warned that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme’s “loose approach” to procuring medicines could “severely compromise” patient safety, with “grave ramifications” for the Government.
Man changed plea four times over drug charges
A JAMAICAN man returns to Magistrates Court today to say whether or not he owned the marijuana found in his luggage five days ago, when he and six others were pulled over in a van following a failed attempted to be smuggled into the United States.
Drug charge dropped after husband’s plea to magistrate
A POLICE prosecutor yesterday withdrew a drug charge against a woman whose husband previously begged and pleaded with the deputy chief magistrate to have her acquitted of the crime.
‘I was in the wrong place’
A MAN on trial with Stephen “Die” Stubbs and two others in connection with a $6 million drug seizure claimed he was in the wrong place at the wrong time when police arrested him.
Recovering addict disappointed with Mental Health Bill
A RECOVERING addict recalled her troubled past with drugs, while urging the government to do more than pass legislation to assist people suffering from mental illnesses.
Destroying gun stockpile
Illegal and obsolete firearms will now be destroyed with a set of hydraulic shears handed over to the Bahamian Government by the United Nations.
Marijuana conviction quashed
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the conviction of a man who was previously fined $10,000 after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession with the intent to supply.
$20k fine for $22k marijuana
A 42-year-old woman who was found with $22,000 worth of marijuana was yesterday fined $20,000.
Drugs sentence reduced on appeal
A MAN who pleaded guilty to possessing $750,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana told Court of Appeal judges yesterday he should have received a lesser sentence than the mandatory minimum of four years.