1,000 fine or six months in jail for drug possession

A 39-year-old man was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine or face six months in prison for drug possession yesterday.He was among several men who appeared in Magistrate's Court before Magistrate Andrew Forbes for drug-related offences. Many of those charged

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Prison inspector accused of drug possession with intent to supply

A prison inspector accused of drug possession with intent to supply was remanded to prison on Friday. Kevan Seymour was charged in the Magistrate's Court along with Jamaican Suzette Wright-Smith, 47, and her son Phillip Smith, 19. It is alleged they were found in possession [...]
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I39ll do better, says man sent to drug counselling classes

A 25-year-old man was ordered to attend drug counselling classes after pleading guilty to drug possession in Magistrate's Court yesterday. Kirkwood Hall Jr appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with two counts of possession of dangerous d

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Pilots 'didn't know' they had 1m of drugs on plane

TWO Bahamian pilots yesterday denied knowledge and possession of $1m worth of drugs found on the plane in which they brought a passenger from Canada to Nassau.

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Two charged with separate drug offences

TWO men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. James McCartney, 23, appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis after officers seized two ounces of Indian hemp from him around 6.20pm on

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Coronavirus: UK hospital trials new treatment drug

A new drug developed by UK scientists to treat Covid-19 patients is being trialled at University Hospital Southampton...

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Two charged in separate drugs incidents

TWO men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Carlin Smith, 26, appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes after he was found with Indian Hemp and methylenedioxyamphetamine on April 24. He pleade

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1,000 fine for dangerous drugs

A 27-year-old man convicted of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply was sentenced to nine months in prison and fined $1,000 yesterday.Shaquille Woodside, appearing before Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister yesterday, pleaded guilty to posse

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Four charged with various drug offences

TWO teenagers and two men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Rashaun Mackey, 19, and a 17-year-old male appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner charged with possession of Indian Hemp wi

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Teens fined for drugs?

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Jamaican fined 10,000 over drugs

A JAMAICAN man was fined $10,000 after he pleaded guilty to drug possession. Winston Watson, 46, was initially charged alongside nine others: Leigh Roy Carter, 33; Ewart Irving, 53; Giovanni Depass, 37; Junior Anthony, 32; Sheldon Gayle, 37; Lionel

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Cuban drug could save thousands of lives in coronavirus pandemic

CUBAN medicine could treat thousands of coronavirus patients as production of a “flagship” drug known to combat the disease is set to increase significantly, pharmaceutical bosses said at a press conference on Friday...

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Spanish woman denies drug mule charges

A 73-year-old woman on Monday denied smuggling 12 pounds of cocaine into the country in her luggage. Police arrested Esperanza Bonet Roig, 73, of Spain, after she arrived at Lynden Pindling International Airport on a flight that originated in Panama on March 7. The officers [...]
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Ex-minister's wife fined in drug fraud

A WOMAN was ordered yesterday to pay a $2,500 fine or face six months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for prescription fraud. Tietchka Vanderpool-Wallace, 54, was fined $500 each for attempting to commit fraud by false pretence, forgery, unlawful possession and two counts of being in possession of a forged document...

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Jamaican found with drugs in suitcase sentenced to 15 months

A Jamaican man arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport after drugs were found in his suitcase has been jailed for 15 months. Kevar Barrington Lindsay, 33, of Clarendon, Jamaica, was arrested shortly after he arrived in The Bahamas on March on a Caribbean Airlines [...]
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Drugs in suitcase

A JAMAICAN man was arrested at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Tuesday after police found marijuana in his suitcase. According to a police report, the arrest occurred shortly before 2pm. Canine Unit officers, acting on information while at

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Dasani to Hydrate Bahamas Drug Council’s Fun, Run, Walk

The Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) is proud to support the upcoming Bahamas Drug Council’s Fun, Run, Walk. CBC will keep the walkers, runners, and joggers all hydrated with Dasani water...

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Munroe: Drug reform a 39dishonest39 agenda

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, has accused the Minnis administration of "dishonesty" as it tackles marijuana reform, insisting the government wants to garner political support and restrict cultivators and suppliers of the the drug. On Tuesday, Prime Min

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'PLP did nothing to support drug reform'

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday hit back at the Official Opposition over its criticisms of government's handling of research geared toward the decriminalisation of marijuana.

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Secret trade in abortion tablets: Chemists selling drug without demanding doctors' presciptions

THE illegal sale of a drug obtained without a prescription but used to cause abortions has been uncovered by The Tribune.

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Young man dies at drug arraignment

Officers escort Jermaine Adderley to court yesterday.A 26-year-old suspect with a history of epileptic seizures died in court Monday morning before his scheduled arraignment...

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Marijuana will boost economy: Commission report says drug has huge business potential

THE Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana has endorsed the economic potential of a cannabis industry in The Bahamas as robust...

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Man facing firearms, drugs charges

Police have claimed they did not know the criminal history of a man arrested on weapons and drug charges three days after his arrest.
Officers allegedly found a .380 pistol and a shotgun - both unlicensed - when they searched Joseph Brown’s residence in Pinewood Gardens on December 21.
Police also allegedly found a bulletproof vest and 16 grams of marijuana.
Brown denied the firearms and dr...

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Swiss man charged with drug possession

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Swiss man charged with possession of dangerous drugs

A SWISS man was charged in the Magistrate's court on Friday with possession of 7.4 pounds of dangerous drugs.

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Closer links to US in drug fight

THE Bahamas has recommended improved co-operation between the Caribbean and the United States in the fight against the trafficking of guns and narcotics throughout the region.

C A Smith, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, made this statement as he addressed the US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control's hearing on "US-Caribbean Security Co-operation" on February 1.

The hearing w...

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Bahamas calls for improved cooperation against illicit drug trade

The Bahamas has recommended improved
cooperation between the Caribbean and the United States of America in
the fight against the trafficking of guns and narcotics throughout the
region.

His Excellency C A Smith, The Bahamas
Ambassador to the United States made the statement as he addressed the
US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing on "US-Caribbean
Security Cooperation"...

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Tourists Arrested After Drugs Found In Separate Incidents

SEVEN male tourists -- six Canadians and one American -- were arrested in two separate incidents after they were found in possession of drugs.

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Five held after drugs found

FIVE men were taken into police custody in two separate incidents in connection with drug discoveries Thursday, the largest of these a more than $70,000 drug find.

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FIVE ARRESTED OVER DRUGS

FIVE men were taken into custody after they were allegedly found with drugs and bullet proof vests.

Five men, ages 53, 49, 38, 36, and 32 were taken into custody after the Central Intelligence Bureau, with a warrant, searched the Big Boys Cafe, Robinson Road on Monday shortly before 5 pm.

Following the search, police say they found two bullet proof vests and a substance thought to be marijuana....

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