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January 05, 2013
OPBAT makes 1.3 million dollar drug bust in Inagua

Inagua, Bahamas - Eight (8) Haitian men are in custody as a result of a large drug bust by Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) in Inagua on Friday 4th January 2013. According to police reports, around 9:00am officers assigned to OPBAT acting on information conducted...

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September 08, 2016
Inagua police seize man over dangerous drugs find

POLICE in Inagua took an man into custody after seizing a quantity of dangerous drugs on Monday.

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February 03, 2016
Five charged after Inagua drug bust

Four Haitians and a Bahamian of Haitian descent were charged yesterday in connection with last week's seizure of 21 kilos of cocaine.

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April 15, 2016
One of nine charged over drug seizure gets five-year sentence

ONE of nine men faced with multiple drug charges stemming from a recent major drug seizure in Inagua was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to his involvement.

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January 09, 2013
Haitian Captain, Crew Charged In Connection With 1m Drug Seizure

A hatian captain and his crew of seven countrymen appeared in Magistrate's Court yesterday to be arraigned in connection with a $1million cocaine seizure last weekend.

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September 05, 2012
Man Admits guilt In 1m Drug Case

One of two men arraigned in connection with a $1 million drug seizure in Inagua pleaded guilty to drug possession charges.

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May 03, 2012
FNM Inagua Rally - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

Good Evening Inagua,
Colour Red is very happy to be in Inagua tonight. We have spent the day in MICAL visiting with residents in Crooked Island, Acklins and Mayaguana. Last evening Colour Red was in Central Andros.

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March 25, 2013
U.S. and Bahamian Officials Attend Official Opening of 20M U.S. Coast Guard/OPBAT Hangar on Great Inagua Island

INAGUA, Bahamas -- On Thursday, March 21, 2013, a delegation of U.S. and Bahamian senior government officials travelled to Great Inagua Island (GI) for the ceremony to mark the official opening of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos's (OPBAT) new $20 million...

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September 11, 2008
No Water or Electricity in Inagua

The people of Inagua appeared in good spirits yesterday, despite the fact that many of the island's buildings were severely damaged by Hurricane Ike, and there was no electricity and - up to press time - running water on the island.

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April 10, 2016
Five Haitians arrested over huge cocaine seizure in Inagua

POLICE have taken five Haitian men into custody following a major drug bust in Inagua on Saturday evening.

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February 09, 2016
Cocaine seized in Inagua after police search boat

DRUG Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers have made another large drugs bust, this time in Inagua, police have reported. It is the second large seizure of cocaine in a 24-hour period in the Bahamas.

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March 04, 2013
Reported oil spill in Matthew Town Harbour

On Sunday, 03 March, 2013 at approximately 6:30 a.m. officials from Matthew Town, Inagua discovered that a 75? Haitian sloop had sunk in the harbour and spilled a mixture of diesel and oil. The vessel reportedly sank some time during the course of the night apparently due to adverse weather conditions.

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January 05, 2013
'Major' Cocaine Bust off Inagua

Police reported last night that they made a 'major' cocaine seizure in waters off Inagua early yesterday. However, Superintendent Sam Butler, officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), said police were not sure of the quantity of the drugs as the shipment was being transported to Nassau and would be weighed upon arrival.

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November 18, 2019
116 Haitian Nationals to appear in Inagua Magistrate's Court

On today’s date, (85) adult Males and (31) adult Females are expected to appear before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes to face charges of Illegal Entry. Vonetta Darling-Flowers, Senior Immigration Officer will be prosecuting this matter...

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February 26, 2013
Inagua Police Confiscate 128 Kilos Suspected Cocaine

IInagua, Bahamas - Five (5) people are in police custody after an estimated two million ($2,000,000.00) dollars worth of suspected Cocaine was found in their possession on Monday 25th February, 2013. Initial reports indicate that shortly after 4:00 pm Drug Enforcement Officers...

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February 10, 2016
UPDATED: Police find further 2m of cocaine on seized boat

POLICE seized nearly $2m worth of cocaine from a boat in Inagua Sunday afternoon two weeks after they first discovered $20,000 worth of cocaine in the same vessel.

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March 03, 2013
Reported oil spill in Matthew Town Harbour, Bahamas

On Sunday, 03 March, 2013 at approximately 6:30 a.m. officials from Matthew Town, Inagua discovered that a 75' Haitian sloop had sunk in the harbour and spilled a mixture of diesel and oil in the harbour. The vessel reportedly sank some time during the course of the night.

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January 09, 2013
Boat Captain Sentenced To Four Years In 6m Cocaine Seizure

A Haitian boat captain yesterday received the mandatory minimum sentence of four years for smuggling a multi-million-dollar cargo of cocaine. Ifody Pierre, 51, of Port-au-Prince, pleaded guilty to charges of drug importation and drug possession with intent to supply and conspiring to commit the offenses at his arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell.

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September 13, 2012
Dominican Jailed For Four Years In 2.5 million Cocaine Bust

A 44-year-old Dominican man yesterday received the mandatory minimum sentence of four years in prison for having cocaine worth $2.5 million.

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