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Cracking down on criminals
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Concerns over increased drug traffic between Haiti and Bahamas
THE Bahamas was a prominent feature in a newly published United States narcotics report that cited concerns of increased drug trafficking connections between the Bahamas and Haiti.
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UPDATED: Ten-year court battle ends as Knowles extradited to Florida
ALLEGED drug smuggler Austin Knowles was extradited to the United States Friday afternoon to face charges there, ending a more than decade-long court battle fighting against removal from this country.
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Train the RBDF
US Embassy donates new harbour patrol craft - boat trailer, etc…this is a US global policy, big deal, they do it all round the world.
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$25m cocaine smugglers say officer aided them
TWO Venezuelan men who were caught trying to smuggle $25m worth of cocaine into the country last week were sentenced to five years in prison yesterday.
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The right way to make money
THERE has been much talk of late about boosting revenue collection and generation, no doubt spurred on by pressure from international credit rating institutions to address our considerable national deficit.
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‘URGENT’ MOVE ON CRIMEWAVE: PM holds conclave after recent spate of murders in nation
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday convened an “urgent” conclave with key stakeholders to address the sharp increase of murders in the country.
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QC demands DPM retract Freeport as ‘smuggling gateway’
A prominent QC yesterday demanded that the Deputy Prime Minister retract his assertion that Freeport is “a smuggling gateway”, arguing that it had “tarred every business with the same brush”.
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Six held over capsized boat
Six people on a boat that capsized in waters off Miami now face federal charges.
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Bahamas bids farewell to the Royal couple
The Bahamas bid farewell to Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on Saturday night after their visit to Abaco and Grand Bahama – the last leg of their trip.
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Sky high: Taking flight in the drug smuggling fight
The Caribbean is again becoming a popular route for cocaine smuggling. Alicia A Caldwell reports
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17 migrants die as boat capsizes off Turks and Caicos
At least 17 migrants from Haiti died Wednesday when their overloaded sailboat capsized as it was being towed to shore in the Turks and Caicos Islands, officials in the territory said.
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Christie govt slowed help for US on crime
CO-OPERATION between law enforcement agencies in the Bahamas and the United States “waned” under the Christie administration but has increased under the present administration, a new report from the US State Department says.
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Human smuggling probe
ASSISTANT Superintendent of Police Audley Peters said police are investigating a human smuggling ring that resulted in the arrest of 32 people, including seven Bahamians.
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Here comes your new look
Here comes your new look YOUR local online news experience is about to become more interactive, more informative and more dynamic with the launch of the new www.tribune242.com this Monday. The Tribune is changing the look and feel of its website in order
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Human smuggling ring link to disappearances
POLICE are investigating a possible connection between an employee at the Lynden Pindling International Airport and a businessman in Grand Bahama, who are said to be the main facilitators in a human smuggling ring.
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Counterfeits undercut market prices by 50%
THERE is a “tangible” link between the smuggling of tobacco products and organised crime, it was stated yesterday, with one executive claiming that smugglers were likely to sell at prices 50 per cent below legitimate vendors as they are not paying taxes.
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Bahamian on board as boat intercepted
ALMOST 100 people, mostly from Haiti but including one Bahamian, who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days, according to the US Coast Guard.
