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Delay in $2m drug trial

THE trial of three men accused of being involved in a $2m drug smuggling plot has been pushed delayed by three months.

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Two men detained after drug seizure at Bird Cay

TWO men - one of them a Jamaican - are in police custody after a drug seizure in waters near Chub Cay.

Youth forum tackles the rise of microtrafficking and underage drinking

UNDERAGE drinking and micro-trafficking of illegal substances are on the rise, according to Bahamas National Drug Council Director Dr Novia T Carter-Lookie.

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Abaco man faces court after drug and arms bust

AN Abaconian man was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a recent major drug and arms bust on the island last week.

Officer testifies over $44,000 marijuana find

A POLICE OFFICER testified in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in a man’s drug trial for possession of $44,000 worth of Indian Hemp.

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Two accused of drugs offences

TWO men were fined yesterday after admitting to separate drug offences.

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Police officer charged with possession of dangerous drugs

A POLICE officer and another man were charged with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply in separate matters yesterday.

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$10,000 drugs seizure at airport

POLICE officers seized $10,000 worth of drugs from the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Thursday.

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Discharge in drugs case

A Magistrate’s Court yesterday placed a man, accused of drugs, on conditional discharge.

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Two charged in connection with $1.5m drug seizure

A MAN celebrating his 24th birthday yesterday found himself before the Magistrate’s Court facing charges in connection with a $1.5 million drug seizure off the coast of Long Island this week.

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$1.5m haul of drugs seized

POLICE arrested two men in connection with a $1.5m drug seizure yesterday.

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One of seven charged in connection with drug seizure pleads guilty

ONE of seven men faced with multiple charges stemming from the recent $4.6 million drug seizure pleaded guilty to his involvement at an arraignment in Magistrates Court on Friday. He was sentenced to 26 months in jail.

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Nottage: Crime rates affecting perception of countries in region

IN marking the opening of a regional drug enforcement conference, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage lamented the impact that murder and crime rates are having on global perceptions of countries in the region.

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Drugs raids land massive $1M haul

OFFICERS of the Drug Enforcement Unit confiscated more than $1 million dollars worth of suspected marijuana in two separate drug raids on Friday, the biggest marijuana find for the year.

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Three years in prison over $3.8m drug haul

A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday in connection with a $3.8m marijuana drug bust off Andros in 2018.

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Three charged in connection with drugs, firearms seizure in Abaco

THREE men were remanded to prison yesterday after they were arraigned in connection with a recent seizure of drugs and firearms by law enforcement officers in Abaco.

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University student ordered to attend drug counselling

A 24-year-old man was ordered to attend drug counselling sessions after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession yesterday. Ralph Walker II appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with possession of Indian hemp after officers found two gra

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One of five men pleads guilty to involvement in drug smuggling plot

ONE of five men arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday on multiple charges pleaded guilty to his involvement in a $800,000 drug smuggling plot.

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Counselling for drugs

A MAN was ordered to attend six months of drug counselling yesterday as part of a conditional discharge.

Men held over drug find

Men held over drug find POLICE officers made three drug finds in New Providence over the weekend. The first incident took place around 10.30am on Friday, when Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers, acting on a tip, searched a property on Amos Ferguson Str