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Crime 'down 24%' in Grand Bahama
ASSISTANT Police Commissioner Emrick Seymour has reported that crime went down by 24 per cent overall in Grand Bahama in 2014.
Three fined over bullets and hemp
THREE men were fined in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after admitting to having more than 1lb of Indian hemp and 18 unfired rounds of ammunition last week.
$200 fine for man over marijuana found in vehicle
A 20-year-old man who was found with a small quantity of marijuana earlier this week was fined $200 yesterday.
Pair guilty over marijuana find
A MAGISTRATE yesterday fined two men who were found with a quantity of marijuana outside a home two months ago.
Fined $300 for having marijuana
AN Eleuthera man who was found with over two ounces of marijuana was fined $300 yesterday. James Kemp was charged with one count of dangerous drug possession after officers seized 2.5 ounces of Indian hemp from him on July 17. He pleaded guilty dur
Forensic toxicologist gives evidence in murder trial
FORENSIC toxicologist Cyprian Collie yesterday testified that the drugs detected in the blood of a murder victim corresponded with medication that would be found in a person that has undergone resuscitation efforts.
'Die' Stubbs cleared of two drug charges
STEPHEN ‘Die’ Stubbs was acquitted in Magistrate’s Court yesterday of two drug charges brought against him last year, in which he faced a minimum of four years imprisonment if convicted.
Three-month wait for 'Die' Stubbs appeal
STEPHEN ‘Die’ Stubbs will have to wait three months before his appeal is heard.
Man to appeal drug sentence
A MAN will challenge his four year sentence for possessing 130 pounds of marijuana in January, 2014, more than two years after he pleaded guilty to drug and ammunition possession charges when arraigned in Magistrate’s Court.
Damaging effects of medication
BY THE BAHAMAS
Boston man arrested for marijuana possession in Harbour Island
AN American man has been arrested for possession of dangerous drugs in Harbour Island over the weekend.
Marijuana fields found
Marijuana fields found POLICE have discovered six large marijuana fields in Andros. A total of 26,000 plants, ranging in size from one inch to four feet, were confiscated. Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit made the find in bushes near the communit
Drug arrest at airport
A 26 year old male of Marsh Harbour, Abaco is in police custody after being found in possession of four and a half pounds of suspected marijuana.
Former Corrections Officer denied bail for drugs charge
A FORMER Corrections Officer was remanded to prison on Friday after he was arraigned in Magistrates Court on a charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Minnis calls on govt to declare a ‘war on guns’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has called on the government to declare a “war on guns” and establish a dedicated intelligence gathering facility to partner with the international community for this purpose.
Three fields of drugs discovered in Long Island
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers uprooted more than 1,000 marijuana plants on Tuesday from three fields discovered in Long Island.
Four held as $600,000 of marijuana seized
FOUR men are in police custody in connection with the seizure of over $600,000 worth of marijuana over the weekend.
Man in jail for large amount of drugs sentence loses appeal
THE Court of Appeal upheld a man’s two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after he was convicted while being a passenger in a car that had $340,000 worth of marijuana in North Bimini in 2017.
Charges over break-ins at rectory and business
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with recent break-ins at a rectory and a business.
Man admits owning gun to protect himself as drug dealer
A MAN was sent to prison on Friday after admitting owning a gun to protect himself as a drug dealer.