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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Hearing for pair in 390,000 drugs case

A NEW fixture hearing date has been scheduled for a man and woman awaiting trial in connection with a recent major drug seizure.

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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.

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Two held for drug possession

TWO men were arrested for drug possession in separate incidents on Saturday.

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Two remanded in 390 pound drug bust

A couple arrested in connection with a 390 pound marijuana seizure earlier this week were remanded to prison yesterday.
Tomico Horton and his Jamaican girlfriend Chantell Brown were arrested Wednesday morning when officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on Horton's Big Pond home.
The officers allegedly found bales of marijuana, with a wholesale street value of $390,000, i...

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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...

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Jamaican woman begs for 39lenience39 before drug smuggling sentence

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Major drug bust in Big Pond

Police arrested a man and woman yesterday in connection with the seizure of 390 pounds of marijuana valued at $390,000 from a home on Water Street, Big Pond, around 6:45 a.m.
A young child was also removed from the home, police said.
According to Chief Superintendent Samuel Butler, commander of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), with a search warrant in hand, the DEU team went to the residence and f...

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Major drug bustin Big Pond

Police arrested a man and woman yesterday in connection with the seizure of 390 pounds of marijuana valued at $390,000 from a home on Water Street, Big Pond, around 6:45 a.m.
A young child was also removed from the home, police said.
According to Chief Superintendent Samuel Butler, commander of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), with a search warrant in hand, the DEU team went to the residence and f...

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CICAD addresses Challenges and Solutions to Provision of Drug Treatment

Day Two of the 61st Regular Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) opened in the US Capital Tuesday morning with a focus on ?The Provision of Drug Treatment Services: Challenges and Solutions? during the Third Plenary Session...

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Bahamas Actively Engaged in Efforts to Address 'World Drug Problem'

The Bahamas remains committed to supporting the work of the Organization of American States (OAS) in identifying effective ways in which to address the world drug problem, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and Permanent Representative...

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Five held on tourist drug supply charges

Five men -- three taxi drivers and two Jet Ski operators -- were arrested in a police sting aimed at disrupting drug sales to tourists and appeared before a magistrate yesterday.
Taxi drivers Marcel Flowers, 50, of Rugby Drive; Brian Evans, 27, of Palm Breeze Drive; and Taurus Farrington, 29, of Carmichael Road, and Jet Ski operators Aaron Curtis, 30, of Yellow Elder; and Shanthon Sawyer, 29, were...

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CIBC FirstCaribbean donates to adult drug abuse program

The Bahamas Association for Social Health (BASH) recently received assistance to offset the cost of operating its adult male drug abuse program.
The latest donation came from regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean whose District Manager Ericka Rolle made the donation to BASH because it recognizes the importance of the program for the treatment and prevention of those suffering from substance dependency...

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CIBC FirstCaribbean Donates to Adult Drug Abuse Program

The Bahamas Association for Social Health (BASH) recently received much needed assistance to offset the cost of operating its adult male drug abuse programme...

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Two men detained after drug seizure at Bird Cay

TWO men - one of them a Jamaican - are in police custody after a drug seizure in waters near Chub Cay.

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Man bailed on drug charge

A judge on Thursday set bail at $9,500 for a man accused of drug possession with intent to supply.
Gregory Seymour, 40, of Cowpen Road, appeared before Justice Vera Watkins for her decision on bail.
Seymour was accused of having five pounds of marijuana, with a wholesale street value of $5,000, on Friday, January 6.
Seymour, who has previous convictions for drug possession with intent to supply, m...

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Pair accused over major drugs find on Bimini

TWO Bimini men were charged in a New Providence court on Wednesday in connection with a major drug seizure on that island last Sunday.

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Three men face court over drug possession offences

THREE men were remanded to prison without bail yesterday after being arraigned in connection with the recent seizures of more than $420,000 worth of drugs in Bimini.

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Three men arrested over weekend drug seizures in Bimini

AUTHORITIES arrested three men over the weekend after drugs valued at more than $420,000 were seized in two separate incidents...

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Haitians charged in million-dollar drug bust

Seven Haitian men charged in connection with a $1.1 million cocaine seizure made their first appearance before a magistrate yesterday.
Alston Raymond, 58; Wilser Lafrance, 42; Bertrand Predestin, 54; Richard Fortiulien, 44; Jeanty Valerice, 28; Romane Petit-Frere; and Jean Benjamin, 43, denied charges of drug possession with intent to supply, drug importation and conspiracy to commit the offenses ...

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Man sentenced over drug bust on Sunday

A taxi driver caught in a $600,000 marijuana bust has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment.
Tiko Brown, 40, of Boatswain Hill, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts each of possession of marijuana with intent to supply and conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to supply.
Brown was one of four suspects charged in connection with the February 26 drug seizure.
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Taxi driver jailed and fined over drug bust

A 40-year-old taxi driver was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty in a Magistrate's Court to four drug related charges stemming from a drug bust in the Carmichael Road area late last month.

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Three charged in connection with drugs, firearms seizure in Abaco

THREE men were remanded to prison yesterday after they were arraigned in connection with a recent seizure of drugs and firearms by law enforcement officers in Abaco...

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Pilot, others charged after gun, drugs seized at Abaco airport

A pilot arrested at the Marsh Harbour airport last week in connection with the seizure of almost three pounds of marijuana, two 9mm pistols and ammunition, recanted his guilty plea after consulting his lawyer.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit arrested pilot Jarret Major, 24, of Lake Grove Road; Anthony Powell, 30, of Hampshire Street and Miami; and Calvin Higgs, 29, of Golden Gates, on the ...

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