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US coast guards catch Bahamian smuggler
A BAHAMIAN drug smuggler was found hiding in a boat containing 132 pounds of cocaine in waters off Miami, Florida.
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RBDF targets new ways to tackle smugglers
THE ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) yesterday announced the development of a comprehensive programme to decentralise their operations in a bid to combat human smuggling.
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Migrants told: Smugglers don’t care if you live or die
A UNITED States Coast Guard official has told migrants that “smugglers do not care” whether they live or die after 79 Haitians, including several children were transferred to Bahamian authorities over the weekend.
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13 suspected human and drug smugglers caught after joint operation
THIRTEEN suspected human and drug smugglers were apprehended on Friday off West End, Grand Bahama in a joint Royal Bahamas Defence Force and Bahamas Immigration Department operation. One Bahamian and 12 nationals from the Caribbean, South America, a
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EDITORIAL: Defend against criminals, not criticism
IN THIS column last week, we considered an article published by the Washington Post on human smuggling in The Bahamas – the government has now caught up.
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Two Bahamians held among migrants stopped by Customs
TWO Bahamians were among a group of migrants apprehended by US Customs and Border Protection officials on Thursday.
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Families seek answers over missing trio
THE families of three men are demanding answers from the police on the disappearance of their relatives who Bahamians were trying to smuggle into the United States by way of Grand Bahama.
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Major haul of guns seized
FREEPORT – Following a major firearm seizure in Exuma, a Bahamas Customs official expressed concerns about the new smuggling techniques that are being employed by gun smugglers in the Bahamas.
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Human trafficking is a 'difficult issue' for police
HUMAN trafficking has been a “difficult” issue for the Royal Bahamas Police Force, but Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade says they remained determined in their pursuit of smugglers who put people’s lives at risk.
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Friends of convicted drug smuggler appeal for leniency
FAMILY and friends of convicted drug smuggler Austin Knowles are appealing for leniency in his sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a 2002 conspiracy and drug trafficking scheme.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Rest in peace to the king of Blow
GEORGE Jung, the marijuana turned cocaine smuggler whose exploits included several jaunts through The Bahamas and served as the inspiration for the biopic Blow in 2001, has died at the age of 78.
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EDITORIAL: What will we do with human trafficking in our country?
WHEN The Bahamas makes international news, the spotlight is seldom kind.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: The far-reaching Olympic moment that should have us quaking in our sandals
NO matter how much Nathan Chen defies gravity and figure skates like he is a swirling missile flying gracefully through the air or snowboarding legend Shaun White continues to dazzle in his fifth and final Olympic appearance, there is one moment that stands out above all others from the 2022 Winter Olympics underway in Beijing, China.
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Gov't urged: Reduce 200% tobacco taxes
A MAJOR importer believes the high 200 per cent tariff on tobacco imports is encouraging smugglers, telling Tribune Business that while proper controls were necessary the Government should look at reducing the tax rate.
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ARRESTS SOAR AS SMUGGLERS ADAPT: Huge jump in migrants caught despite effort to slip through our waters
COMMODORE Raymond King says migrant apprehensions in The Bahamas increased by 456 percent in 2021 when compared with the previous year, while revealing that the Royal Bahamas Defence Force is faced with “people smugglers” who have resorted to more advanced tactics to evade authorities.
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Change of routes in drug trafficking
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says officials have noticed new drug trafficking trends with smugglers using different routes than seen in past.
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Mitchell defends Bahamas’ efforts on smuggling
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell defended the country’s efforts to counter human smuggling after an American newspaper highlighted the problem.
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Mitchell speaks out against smugglers
IMMIGRATION Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday charged that the government was prepared to go to war against human smugglers and sympathisers in its bid to break a criminal enterprise that has facilitated a relentless “invasion” of illegal immigrants.
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National security not compromised by strike
NATIONAL SECURITY is at risk! Unskilled Defence Force officers are manning immigration stations at the airport, exposing the country to "terrorists and smugglers!"
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