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Suspects say not guilty to $64,000 question
A POLICEWOMAN was taking $64,000 worth of cocaine to a “boy” whose name she wished not to reveal, a magistrate heard in a trial yesterday.
Man denies marijuana charge
AN EXUMA native was remanded to prison yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to any involvement in the recent seizure of $57,000 worth of marijuana aboard a mail boat.
Large quantity of marijuana seized in waters near Exuma
A JOINT operation between police and US Customs and Border Protection led to the seizure of a large quantity of marijuana in waters near Exuma on Friday.
Attorney for former police officer withdraws representation
AN ATTORNEY for a veteran police officer facing drug related charges has withdrawn representation of his client.
PM highlights efforts to defeat crime
PM highlights efforts to defeat crime PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham opened the FNM Fox Hill Headquarters on Saturday, endorsing candidate Shonel Ferguson. Speaking out on the war on crime, Mr Ingraham said the government has "invested extraordinary amou
Security summit aims to tackle regional issues
US Charge d’Affaires Usha Pitts said she hopes cooperation through the Northern Caribbean Security Summit can lead to more multi-national narcotic initiatives such as Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT), which has significantly hindered the transit of drugs in Bahamian waters.
Man injured in drive-by shooting
A GRAND Bahama man was seriously injured following a drive-by shooting on the Mall Drive in Freeport this week.
‘Pay $300 or go to jail’ over three grams of marijuana
A 36-year-old man was yesterday ordered to pay $300 or spend a month in prison after he was found with three grams of marijuana.
$500 fine over 13 grams of hemp
A 29-year-old man, who was found with marijuana yesterday, was fined $500.
20-year-old fined for marijuana
A 20-year-old man who was found with more than two ounces of marijuana was fined $300 in court yesterday.
Another generation ruined
THE Marijuana Committee did not have to complete their report as it is or was obvious what was the intent of the Prime Minister a long time ago…decriminalise and further expunge any criminal record for the use of small amounts of marijuana. Ex Asst Commissioner McCartney and Bishop Emeritus Simeon Hall really wasted a lot of time and probably money and now imagine after the Report was presented to the PM the Committee is going to test the opinion of the people? Why didn’t you do that from the beginning? Surveys I have seen 70% are against this.
Two face court over marijuana
TWO men were fined in court yesterday after being found earlier this week with a quantity of marijuana.
Man sentenced to 18 months over brick of cocaine
A man caught with a brick of cocaine he claimed he found on a local beach was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Body of man found in car
GRAND Bahama recorded its eighth murder for the year late Wednesday evening when a man was discovered shot dead in a vehicle in the South Bahamia area.
Sixth man in court in connection with drug seizure
A SIXTH man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the $2.3 million marijuana seizure on a highway in Grand Bahama ten days ago.
Drug dealer, son and police officer guilty of aiding escape
NEARLY five years after escaping detention at a police station by swapping places with his son, being helped by a policeman, and avoiding arrest for four months, convicted drug dealer Melvin Maycock Sr was found guilty of the crime yesterday in Magistrate’s Court.
Maycock one step closer to extradition to the US
ACCUSED drug lord Melvin Maycock Sr and 13 other men are one court away from facing extradition to the United States after a magistrate handed down a ruling yesterday in the almost decade-old request by US federal officers.
Become the healthiest, happiest version of yourself: Positive thinking and medication
According to medicinenet.com, it is “a remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo – a fake treatment, an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution – can sometimes improve a patient’s condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful. The more a person believes they are going to benefit from a treatment, the more likely it is that they will experience a benefit.”
Drug trafficker's appeal delayed until he is freed from US prison
THE Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned the hearing of convicted drug trafficker Dwight Major until his scheduled release from a US prison in May 2016.
Minister blasts former FNM administration over 'unmanned drones'
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Fred Mitchell blasted the former FNM administration yesterday for failing to fully disclose to the Bahamian public that unmanned drones were operating in the Bahamas.