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1,000 fine for dangerous drugs
April 17, 2020
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
Four charged with various drug offences
April 16, 2020
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
Jamaican fined 10,000 over drugs
April 03, 2020
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
March 16, 2020
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...
Ex-minister's wife fined in drug fraud
March 10, 2020
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...
Spanish woman denies drug mule charges
March 10, 2020
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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March 07, 2020
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
March 05, 2020
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
December 17, 2010
FRUSTRATION OVER FLOW OF DRUGS TO US, BAHAMAS REVEALED IN WIKILEAKS RELEASE
A US cable leaked by the whistle-blower website Wikileaks revealed that Cuban officials have expressed their frustration over Jamaica's lack of effort in stopping the flow of illicit drugs to the United States and the Bahamas.
The cable, written on August 11, 2009, by Jonathan Farrar, the US chief of Mission in Havana stated the "prevailing concern and significant frustration on the Cuban side is...
Police officers testify in drug case
June 17, 2011
Police officers testify in drug case
Police took up surveillance of a go-fast speed boat several days before a similar vessel was seized in connection with a $4 million marijuana seizure, a magistrate's court heard yesterday.
Officers 971 Breon Davis and 2584 Patrick Clarke testified that they observed the vessel near a boat hangar at Arawak Cay in September 2009.
According to the officers, they saw Stephen Stubbs of Ridgeland Park, ...
Munroe: Drug reform a 39dishonest39 agenda
January 23, 2020
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
'PLP did nothing to support drug reform'
January 22, 2020
'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.
December 24, 2019
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...
Two arrested over drugs, gun
December 16, 2019
Two arrested over drugs, gun
TWO men were arrested after they were found with an illegal gun and marijuana, police said. Shortly before 11pm, officers from Operation Team, acting on information, searched a home at Lewis Street, off Market Street and found a 20 gauge shotgun wit
Swiss man charged with drug possession
November 23, 2019
Swiss man charged with possession of dangerous drugs
November 22, 2019
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.
November 18, 2019
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.
Five held after drugs found
November 08, 2019
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.
September 02, 2011
TWO JAMAICAN MEN IN CUSTODY AFTER 25,000 DRUGS DISCOVERY
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
FREEPORT - TWO Jamaican men were apprehended by police on Grand Bahama in connection with the discovery of $25,000 worth of illegal drugs.
On Thursday afternoon, around 4.20pm, officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit were on patrol in the area of Silver Point near the canal when they apprehended two men.
The men - both Jamaic...
Child patients hit by drug shortage
October 23, 2019
Three arrested after drugs found
October 18, 2019
Three arrested after drugs found
THREE adult males were arrested after police recovered a quantity of illegal drugs in two separate incidents Thursday.
1 mil. drug bust
October 21, 2014
1 mil. drug bust
Police seized over $1 million worth of marijuana in waters off south New Providence early yesterday.
According to police, officers traveled a mile offshore and intercepted a 32-foot boat around 1 a.m.
Onboard, police found over 1,000 pounds of marijuana.
According to Superintendent Stephen Dean, two men, ages 36 and 31, both from Acklins, were arrested.
The suspects are expected to be charged in c...
September 20, 2019
Drug and ammunition convict39s prison time capped at two years
THE Court of Appeal has capped a drug and ammunition convict's time in prison to a maximum of two years after ruling that his sentences should be served concurrently.
Alleged drug mule remanded to prison
September 19, 2019
Alleged drug mule remanded to prison
An alleged drug mule was on Wednesday denied bail pending trial. Prosecutors say Ifna Pinas, 55, of Kasabolo, Suriname, smuggled 10 pounds of cocaine, worth $70,000, into the country by strapping it to her body. But immigration officers thwarted the alleged smuggling scheme when she [...]
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Abaco men deny drug, gun charges
September 19, 2019
Abaco men deny drug, gun charges
Two Abaco residents accused of gun and drug possession were refused bail yesterday. Charles Bodie Jr., 38, of Marsh Harbour, and Carlos Alvarez, 27, of Dundas Town, faced charges of drug possession with intent to supply, possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition [...]
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Dwight Major drug case delayed over date mix-up
August 08, 2018
Dwight Major drug case delayed over date mix-up
WITNESS testimony in the $280,000 Dwight Major drug case was yesterday adjourned for 24 hours following an apparent mix-up in the appearance date for Major and the man with whom he was arrested.Major, 50, who is on trial for one count each of conspiracy...
Say OK to drugs
June 15, 2011
Say OK to drugs
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August 20, 2019
Man jailed after admitting having drugs worth 111,000
A MAN was sentenced to almost two years in prison yesterday for admitting to being caught with over $100,000 worth of marijuana he planned to distribute to others last week.
August 13, 2019
Ebola Drugs Show ‘90% Survival Rate’ in Breakthrough Trial
Ebola may soon be a "preventable and treatable" disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said.
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