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Haitians charged in million-dollar drug bust
March 08, 2017
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 ...
Man sentenced over drug bust on Sunday
March 03, 2017
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
March 03, 2017
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.
February 28, 2017
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...
February 28, 2017
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 ...
Nine held after drugs found worth more than 600,000
February 27, 2017
Nine held after drugs found worth more than 600,000
POLICE arrested nine persons over the weekend, including a Bahamian pilot and two men from Suriname, in connection with three major marijuana seizures in New Providence and Abaco...
Major drug bust at Boatswain Hill
February 26, 2017
Major drug bust at Boatswain Hill
Police seized 633 pounds of marijuana valued at $633,000, in Boatswain Hill, Carmichael, around 8 a.m. yesterday and arrested three men -- two foreigners -- and one woman.
According to Chief Superintendent Samuel Butler, commander of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), with a search warrant in hand, the DEU team went to a residence and found the marijuana concealed on the premises.
"[The] Drug Enforc...
Drugs and money found on plane in Abaco
February 25, 2017
Drugs and money found on plane in Abaco
THREE men have been arrested after a large amount of dangerous drugs, cash and firearms were seized by law enforcement officers in Abaco on Friday afternoon.
National Household Drug Survey-Ministry of Health
February 24, 2017
National Household Drug Survey-Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with other government agencies, is currently dispatching a team of persons into various communities throughout The Bahamas to conduct a national household drug survey during the months of February and March 2017...
February 21, 2017
Nottage: Economic pressures in U.S. could reduce resources in drug fight
Opening the International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) yesterday, Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage indicated that due to increased trafficking of illegal drugs and economic pressures in the United States, there is a possibility of reduced resources in the fight against drug trafficking for the region.
Nottage pointed to drug and gun seizures in The Bahamas throughout last ye...
Women held after drugs discovery
February 17, 2017
Women held after drugs discovery
A woman from Nassau Village is in custody after she was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport for possession of dangerous drugs on Wednesday, police reported.
Bail granted to suspect in drug trafficking case
February 17, 2017
Bail granted to suspect in drug trafficking case
A MAN awaiting trial on a drug trafficking charge was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Man bailed on drug charge
February 17, 2017
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...
PHA reports shortfall in cancer drug
February 08, 2017
PHA reports shortfall in cancer drug
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) admitted yesterday that there has been a shortfall in the chemotherapy drug Gemcitabine since last week. However, the PHA said the drug should be made available by the end of this week.
Guardian Business reached out to the PHA after being alerted that some cancer patients at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) were allegedly not able to receive chemotherapy treatm...
Drug suspect remanded
February 01, 2017
Drug suspect remanded
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on a charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Make marijuana and other drugs legal
January 26, 2017
Make marijuana and other drugs legal
Dear Editor,
Is alcohol legal in The Bahamas? I believe that it is. That has always been the case. In times past (I believe they called it the Bootlegging Era), alcohol was legal in The Bahamas, however, it was illegal in the United States. Some Bahamians took advantage of that situation and found themselves knee-deep in the trafficking of alcoholic beverages through The Bahamas on their way to Am...
The drug epidemic
January 19, 2017
The drug epidemic
I was watching the news on T.V. a little while back and they did a feature on the drug epidemic in America which appears to be getting completely out of hand these days. There was a specific feature aired on a new synthetic form of marijuana which is now being sold cheaply on the streets for just $1 per cigarette more commonly known as a "joint" which is actually killing people. Many cities and t...
January 19, 2017
CIA considered implications of possible Pindling drug indictment
In declassified documents from nearly 30 years ago, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) thoroughly reviewed the potential fallout on the United States if then Prime Minister the late Sir Lynden Pindling were to be indicted on drug charges...
Man fined 1,000 for possession of dangerous drugs
January 09, 2017
Man fined 1,000 for possession of dangerous drugs
A MAN was fined $1,000 on Monday after he pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Man fined for drug possession
January 06, 2017
Man fined for drug possession
A recent high school graduate who admitted to selling marijuana to supplement his income was yesterday fined $500 to avoid spending three months in prison.
Ervano Brown, 19, of Quarry Mission Road, was arrested with an ounce of marijuana, half of the inventory he told police that he had purchased for resale.
Brown's attorney, Philip Hilton, asked Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes to exercise l...
Man fined 1,000 for drug possession
January 06, 2017
Man fined 1,000 for drug possession
A MAN was fined $1,000 on Friday after he pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Drugs and firearm seized
January 06, 2017
Drugs and firearm seized
POLICE on patrol took a quantity of dangerous drugs and a firearm off the streets of New Providence in separate incidents.
January 04, 2017
Man who hid drugs stash in wall claimed they were for sister's cancer treatment
A MAN was sentenced to 24 months in prison yesterday Kendal Nairn, 33, appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes facing a charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply concerning a seizure by police on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2016 in Montell Heights.
Man fined for drug possession
January 04, 2017
Man fined for drug possession
A man on bail on a murder charge who admitted to having five pounds of marijuana with the intent to supply avoided a jail sentence yesterday.
Axanthio Patrick Thompson was arrested at First Street, The Grove, on December 30 after police on mobile patrol searched his car.
According to the prosecutor, Superintendent Ercell Dorsett, officers saw Thompson driving a Honda Accord.
After he appeared to l...
Man who stole to support drug habit jailed
December 30, 2016
Man who stole to support drug habit jailed
A 28-year-old man who stole from his family and strangers was yesterday sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Before he was sentenced, Chavario Rolle, of Pyfrom Road, told Magistrate Samuel McKinney that he needed help for his drug habit.
On December 12, Rolle broke into his sister's home and stole a dryer, a foot tub and an assortment of nail varnish.
Rolle told officers that he stole from his sister...
Freeport couple arrested for illegal drugs at home
December 21, 2016
Freeport couple arrested for illegal drugs at home
A Freeport couple was arrested on Sunday when police discovered a quantity of illegal drugs at a residence in the Sergeant Major Road area. According to a police report, officers executed a search warrant shortly after 6pm at a residence, where they found a quantity of marijuana.
December 06, 2016
Police hunting for man on suspicion of drug possession
GRAND Bahama police are searching for man who they believe can help in an ongoing investigation into possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Man denied bail over charges of drug possession
December 01, 2016
Man denied bail over charges of drug possession
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on a charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
November 28, 2016
Bell denies convicted drug dealer Lamm is campaigning with him
DESMOND Bannister, FREE National Movement candidate for Carmichael, yesterday accused State Minister of National Security Keith Bell of campaigning alongside convicted drug dealer and former Progressive Liberal Party campaign general Carlos Lamm.
Colombian women plead guilty to drug possession
November 28, 2016
Colombian women plead guilty to drug possession
A magistrate spared two Colombians jail time on Friday after they admitted to having a small amount of marijuana.
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