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Marijuana worth $7m seized by police
POLICE in Grand Bahama discovered a marijuana farm where they seized seven thousand marijuana plants, which have an estimated street value of $7m.
16-year-old caught rolling marijuana
A TEENAGER who was caught rolling marijuana joints was given a curfew and granted $1,000 bail before his sentencing.
Community service order for marijuana possession
A man was ordered to complete community service after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Gerreth Smith, 26, appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner after officers seized 12 grams of Indian Hemp from
Man arrested with marijuana worth $30,000
A MAN was arrested on Friday after police allegedly found more than $30,000 worth of marijuana in a home.
$10,000 heroin seized
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers seized more than $10,000 worth of suspected heroin hidden in bushes in Grand Bahama on Friday.According to a police report, shortly after 4pm on Friday, DEU officers, acting on intelligence, went to a dirt road in Lewis
18-year-old accused of armed carjacking and possession of dangerous drugs
AN 18-year-old male was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking on Dean Street last week.
Police seize 100 pounds of marijuana
Police seized almost 100 pounds of marijuana in Exuma on Saturday.
Two held for causing harm
ABACO Police have two men in custody after arresting them for causing harm and possession of drugs.
Drugs in suitcase
A JAMAICAN man was arrested at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Tuesday after police found marijuana in his suitcase. According to a police report, the arrest occurred shortly before 2pm. Canine Unit officers, acting on information while at
Teen held after marijuana find
A TEENAGER from Grand Bahama was arrested on Monday for drug possession. The 18-year-old youth of Gold Rock Creek was arrested after he was found with a quantity of marijuana shortly after 8am. Police were on routine patrol at the McClean’s Town go
Three in custody after drugs found
A 44-year-old man, a 36-year-old woman and a 17–year-old male are in custody after police in Eleuthera arrested them over a large quantity of marijuana last night.
'Murder rate due to drugs and guns'
NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest said yesterday the Bahamas' high murder rates stem primarily from drugs and firearms.
Looming is illegal, says Commissioner
LOOMING, a popular activity likened to a Ponzi scheme, is illegal, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday, warning that those who participate in the scheme could find difficulty receiving remedies through the justice system when problems arise.
Extra pharmachem investment revealed during PM tour
The expansion project at Pharmachem Technologies in Freeport has significantly exceeded its original investment cost by some $60m and is now estimated to be around $180m.
‘Pay drugs fine or risk jail’
A 33-year-old man was ordered to pay $1,500 or risk spending six months in prison yesterday after he was found last week with marijuana.
Palacious: Make marijuana possession a misdemeanour
ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious wants marijuana possession reduced to a misdemeanour so it would not show up on a person’s police record, but he opposes the complete decriminalisation of the plant, saying Bahamians have more than enough vices alr
Probation for man found with marijuana
A 33-YEAR-OLD man who was caught with a small amount of marijuana earlier this week was yesterday placed on probation for three months.
Two Jamaican men held after $600k drug capture
TWO Jamaican men were arrested on Christmas Eve in Inagua after they were found with more than $600,000 worth of suspected marijuana.
Nottage: We must encourage diversity
MINISTER of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage urged local and regional law enforcement agencies to match or exceed the diversity and co-operation exhibited by transnational organised crime groups operating across borders.
NFL champ’s girlfriend on Nassau drug charge
A SUPER Bowl champ sat in the magistrates’ court yesterday watching as his girlfriend pleaded guilty to possessing a marijuana joint.