Bahamians suspected of trying to take proceeds of crime onto flight

As of Wednesday, April 16, 2014

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

TWO Bahamian men are in police custody after they were arrested attempting to board a plane to Jamaica with money suspected of being the proceeds of crime.

The arrest occurred around 2:30pm Monday at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.

According to reports, Drug Enforcement Unit officers while on duty at LPIA, acting on intelligence, conducted a search of the two men, ages 44 and 34, who were about to board a flight to Jamaica.

The 44-year-old man was found in possession of just over $9,000 in cash and the 34-year-old was found in possession of just over $5,000 suspected to be the proceeds of crime.

The men were taken into custody and are expected to appear in court this week to be formally charged.

Police also arrested a 23-year-old man Monday night for possession of dangerous drugs.

According to reports, shortly after 10pm, mobile division officers were on routine patrol on Dorsett Street, Fox Hill, when they saw the suspect acting suspiciously.

Officers conducted a search of the man and found a quantity of marijuana in his possession. He was taken into police custody and is expected to appear in court later this week to be formally charged.

Investigations into both matters continue.

realfreethinker 10 years ago

My point. When was it made a crime to have money on you. Something aint right here. This makes no sense

CANDACESCOTT 10 years ago

Is it possible that the police were monitoring these individuals?

proudloudandfnm 10 years ago

Don't think so or they would have arrested them before they reached the airport..

I thought 10,000 was the standard suspicion amount in cash. This is simply discrimination at its finest. The DEU cannot prove that this was the result of drug proceeds unless the tribune is missing some key details about this. I dont care if these men have a history of drugs, if they are allowed to travel then that speaks for itself. There was no law being broken, just a coincidence that there are 2 men travelling to jamaica with an excess of 5000.

spoitier 10 years ago

If this a crime, when are they going to arrest these politicians that have 20 times more money than they were paid from their profession and no business to support having that amount of money or these people that have big house, cars and living large and never had a job in their lives.

sheeprunner12 10 years ago

SoOOOOOOOOOOOOOO............... Bahamians cannot take a few thousand dollars to Jamaica anymore????????? cant we go there on vacation, school, family, etc??????

Granted we know the obvious connection between dope and Jamiaca but I hope we dont think that everyone going to Jamaica is going to buy dope.

Just saying...........................

BahamianAway 10 years ago

Clearly there are some key elements missing to this story. It sounds way to vague...two men with less than 10 grand apiece arrested on a tip-off. Seriously...Tribune please stop with the half-a@# stories. Where is the rest of the information regarding this arrest?

242in404 10 years ago

Maybe it was money from the robberies at two different hotels recently--which included 2 Americans who had money stolen out of their room.

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