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Two arrested after drugs and firearms found
Two arrested after drugs and firearms found
TWO men were arrested in Freeport after Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers discovered drugs, firearms and ammunition at a residence on July 5. Inspector Terecita Pinder reported that DEU officers executed a search warrant on a home at Weddell Aven
Drug courier fined for airport bust
Prison officer charged over drug possession
Prison officer charged over drug possession
A CORRECTIONAL officer was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate's Court on drug-related charges.Brandario Miller, 25, of Pastel Gardens appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes facing two counts of possession
Another prison officer charged with drug possession
Another prison officer charged with drug possession
A corrections officer yesterday denied two separate charges of drug possession with intent to supply.
Brendario Miller, 25, of Pastel Gardens, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes following his July 3 arrest.
Police arrested Miller after marijuana was allegedly found on him when he reported for duty at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
Police also allegedly found mo...
Marine pleads guilty to gun and drug charges
Marine pleads guilty to gun and drug charges
A marine yesterday pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges.
Marine Seaman Lloyd Johnson Jr., 24, of Boatswain Hill, also appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes on an armed robbery charge.
As armed robbery is triable only in the Supreme Court, Johnson was not required to enter a plea to claims that he robbed Shenique Gray of a 2012 Honda Accord and her purse that contained other perso...
Prison officer held after drugs find
Prison officer held after drugs find
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers took a 25-year-old correctional officer from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services into custody following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs allegedly found in his possession on Monday. According t
Prison officer pleads guilty to drug possession
Prison officer pleads guilty to drug possession
A prison officer has lost his job and his freedom after he was caught with drugs intended for an inmate.
Logan Smith, 45, of Hampton Street, was today jailed for a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of drug possession with intent to supply.
If he fails to pay a $1,000 before his term expires, he will spend another six months on custody
Smith was busted with six ounces of marijuana ...
Extra time for lawyer in appeal to vary drug convict's fine payment
MORE time was given to a lawyer to make submissions on whether the Court of Appeal has the jurisdiction to vary the payment of a $250,000 fine it ordered a drug convict to pay.
Firearm, drugs discovered
Firearm, drugs discovered
A FIREARM and more than $18,000 worth of illegal drugs were discovered in the South Bahamia area on Friday, police reported...
US woman among three held after drug find
US woman among three held after drug find
POLICE arrested three people on Saturday--including an American woman--in two separate instances for drug possession. A man and a woman were taken into custody following the seizure of a large amount of marijuana. Around 1am Saturday, officers assign
Man and woman held after large drug seizure
Man and woman held after large drug seizure
A man and woman were taken into custody after a large amount of drugs was seized early on Saturday...
Two in custody over drug possession
Two in custody over drug possession
Two men are in police custody after they were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs.
Two in custody over drug possession
Two in custody over drug possession
Two men are in police custody after they were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs.
Man pleads guilty at drug arraignment
Man pleads guilty at drug arraignment
A 33-year-old man who admitted trying to smuggle cocaine into Fort Lauderdale, Florida, through Lynden Pindling International Airport was yesterday jailed for four years.
Sergio Demeritte, of Carmichael Road, was traveling with his girlfriend, Shekira Munroe, 40, and her sister, Shermaine Munroe, 37, both of Sixth Street, The Grove, on May 26 when police found the drugs hidden in four pairs of sne...
Drugs seized in Eleuthera
Drugs seized in Eleuthera
POLICE in Eleuthera took two men into custody following the seizure of a number of marijuana plants on Saturday.
Three Bahamians arrested for drug possession at airport
Three Bahamians were taken into custody after they were found in possession of a quantity of dangerous drugs at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Friday.
Drug mule sentenced for cocaine in wig
Drug mule sentenced for cocaine in wig
A Guyanese woman who smuggled cocaine from Suriname to The Bahamas in her wig said she committed the crime to take care of her four-year-old daughter.
Linda Reynolds gave Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes that explanation when she pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession with intent to supply and drug importation yesterday.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit stationed at Lynden Pindli...
Woman wanted in drugs probe
Woman wanted in drugs probe
GRAND Bahama police want to speak to a Freeport woman in connection with an investigation into possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Man jailed for Andros drug bust
Man jailed for Andros drug bust
A 45-year-old fisherman was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison for the seizure of $1.6 million in marijuana last week.
Dominic Levarity, of Armbrister Street, Fox Hill, was arrested last Thursday after officers conducting a stake out in Mars Bay, Andros, allegedly saw him and another man loading 1,602 pounds of drugs onto the back of a truck from bushes.
He pleaded guilty to charges of co...
Police search for prison officer over drugs discovery
POLICE are searching for a 26-year-old prison officer after an undisclosed quantity of drugs was found at the Bahamas Department of Corrections earlier this month.
Father of ten jailed in 1.4m drugs case
Father of ten jailed in 1.4m drugs case
A JAMAICAN father of 10 children was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday after he admitted to trafficking more than $1.4m worth of drugs into the country...
1.6m drugs seized and two arrested in South Andros
1.6m drugs seized and two arrested in South Andros
POLICE in South Andros seized drugs with an estimated street value of $1.6 million early on Thursday morning and arrested two Bahamians. The marijuana - which weighed 1,602 pounds - and the male suspects were later flown to New Providence...
Jamaican sentenced in drug seizure
Jamaican sentenced in drug seizure
A Jamaican man, who claimed he was in a dispute with gang members in his country, was yesterday jailed for four years after pleading guilty to charges of marijuana importation and drug possession with intent to supply.
Fabian Bacchas, 44, of Montego Bay, told Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes that he needed money, after he allegedly ran into a 2015 BMW owned by a gang member with his uninsured...
Son fined for drugs found in mother's house
Son fined for drugs found in mother's house
A 50-year-old woman who spent Mother's Day in prison was yesterday acquitted of drug possession with intent to supply charges after the prosecution withdrew the charge against her.
But Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes warned Valerie Johnson-Brown that had the case proceeded against her, she could have been convicted of the charge.
Police arrested Johnson-Brown, and her daughters Vanessa Brown...
Murdered man was drug dealer, court hears
Murdered man was drug dealer, court hears
A drug dealer shot a man before a second gunman took his life, a Supreme Court jury heard.
Torry Ellis was testifying yesterday in the murder trial of Edward Johnson, who is accused of the February 25, 2014, murder of Troy Bodie.
Johnson, who is in custody, has denied the murder charge at his trial before Senior Justice Vera Watkins.
Ellis said that he was walking with Bodie through the short cut ...
Family remanded over drug find
Family remanded over drug find
A 50-year-old mother broke down in tears yesterday when she realized that she would have to spend Mother's Day in prison.
Velerie Johnson-Brown, her son Christopher Brown, 33, Vanessa Brown, Marguerite Brown and Kendera Moss, 25, were all arrested on a charge of drug possession with intent to supply on May 10, following the seizure of 26 pounds of marijuana.
Although Mr. Brown admitted the offense...
Woman on drug charge is granted bail
Woman on drug charge is granted bail
A WOMAN recently charged in connection with a major drug seizure was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Two held for drug possession
Two held for drug possession
TWO men were arrested for drug possession in separate incidents on Saturday.
Drug mule sentenced to 14 months
Drug mule sentenced to 14 months
A drug mule who got caught smuggling more than three pounds of marijuana was yesterday sentenced to 14 months in prison.
Stacey Anne Barrow, 37, who claimed she has been jobless for over two years, said that desperation drove her to agree to swallow 82 capsules of drugs for just $700, as she was the sole breadwinner for her four young children.
Barrow was arrested with her one-year-old daughter at...