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Two charged with murder

TWO Grand Bahama men were arraigned on a murder charge in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

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American woman caught with marijuana on cruise ship

AN American woman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Wednesday at the Prince George Wharf.

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Coral Harbour man found with marijuana

A 25-year-old Coral Harbour resident is in custody following the seizure of nearly seven pounds of marijuana, according to police.

Marijuana seized in Exuma - man and woman arrested

POLICE arrested a man and a woman after seizing 14 pounds of marijuana in Exuma.

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Man granted $9,000 bail after allegedly being found with $40k worth of cocaine

A MAN was granted $9,000 bail after allegedly being found with $40,000 worth of cocaine in his Stapledon Gardens home earlier this week.

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American visitor fined for bringing recreational marijuana into the country

AN American cruise visitor was fined in court on Friday after admitting to bringing recreational marijuana into the country.

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Indian hemp possession denied

A MAN was granted $3,500 bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after allegedly being found with 2.1 pounds of Indian Hemp.

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$2,000 fine for bail violation

A MAN on bail for armed robbery was fined $2,000 in court on Friday after he admitted to failing to charge his electronic monitoring device (EMD) while on release.

Five quizzed by police over $80,000 cocaine discovery

Five quizzed by police over $80,000 cocaine discovery By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net FIVE people are being questioned after police discovered $80,000 worth of cocaine in Nassau Harbour. Acting on a tip, Drug Enforcemen

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Man fined $12,000 after admitting to having hemp

A MAN was fined $12,000 after admitting to having 6.5lb of marijuana in his Chippingham residence.

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Man who stole lawnmower ordered to drug counselling

A MAN was ordered to demonstrate good behaviour for a year after he admitted to stealing $715 worth of property last month.

Valsartan recall clarification

THERE seems to be a bit of confusion in the general populace and on social media regarding the recent recall of Valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. The recall did NOT affect ALL brands.

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$80,000 drugs found in container

MORE than $80,000 worth of suspected marijuana was discovered in a metal container tied on the bottom of a cargo vessel at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, police reported yesterday.No arrest was made, but police seized 86 pounds of marijuana with an estim

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$300 fine over marijuana

A 27-year-old man who was found with five grams of marijuana earlier this week was yesterday ordered to pay $300 or risk spending a month behind bars.

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Woman arrested as $6,000 of marijuana is seized

POLICE arrested a woman from Eleuthera on Sunday after a joint operation netted the seizure of five pounds of marijuana and $6,000.

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Bulgarian man must pay $500 or go to prison for cocaine possession

A BULGARIAN man who was holidaying in the Bahamas must pay the court $500 or go to prison for six months for possessing three grams of cocaine.

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New recruits trained at GB Shipyard

FORTY members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s Commando Squadron completed an intensive two-week training programme focused on enhancing their ability to combat drug trafficking operations and other transnational crimes.

5 bodies found in Arizona may be latest drug violence

By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- In the desert within 35 miles of one of the nation's largest cities and about 70 miles north of the US-Mexico border, Arizona authorities found a car ablaze with five bodies burned beyond recognition in

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Historic ruling on cancer sufferer

HISTORY was made in the courts after a cancer sufferer who sold cocaine to pay for his surgery was resentenced to a fraction of his four-year jail term

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India firm claims it has ‘world’s safest’ vaccine

INDIA’S Bharat Biotech International claims to have developed “the world’s safest” COVID-19 vaccine and is hoping to register nations in the region as customers as soon as the World Health Organisation gives the drug the seal of approval.