$1.3m of drugs seized
POLICE confiscated over 150 pounds of drugs with an estimated street value of $1.3m in two separate incidents.
Exuma residents alarmed after murder
THE sister of a 22-year-old man who was killed in Exuma on Thursday night said her brother, Malik Fernander, relocated to the island to work and provide a better life for his unborn child.
Man charged with possession of ammunition
A 23-year-old man was charged in a Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday with possession of ammunition.
53-year-old man was victim of latest killing
THE man who was shot dead outside his Kool Acres home on Wednesday night has been identified by area residents as 53-year-old Nathan Stubbs. According to police, the incident occurred shortly before 10pm outside the victim’s residence.
Pair guilty over marijuana find
A MAGISTRATE yesterday fined two men who were found with a quantity of marijuana outside a home two months ago.
‘Drunk teenager guilty of disorderly behaviour
A TEENAGER who behaved in a disorderly manner and cursed at police because he claimed he was drunk was yesterday ordered to be of good behaviour.
64-year-old accused of sex with girl, aged 12
A 64-year-old man accused of having sex with a minor last year was remanded in custody yesterday.
Pair accused of armed robbery
TWO men, accused of robbing two people at gunpoint last month, were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Man shot dead outside apartment building
A MAN in his 50s was shot dead outside an apartment building last night.
Overstaying in country for 4 years brings fine
A PERUVIAN man was yesterday fined $3,000 after he admitted to overstaying in the country for over four years. Eddye Juan Maica Panana, 54, was among several men who were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with either illegal landing or overstaying.
Man jailed for punching his child’s mother in the mouth
A 32-YEAR-OLD man who punched his child’s mother in the mouth last week was sentenced to two months behind bars yesterday.
Woman faces fraud claim
A 53-YEAR-OLD woman accused of fraud was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
$8k bail in firearm case
A 20-YEAR-OLD man, allegedly found with a 9mm pistol and six unfired rounds of ammunition, was granted $8,000 bail yesterday.
Teen accused of killing German man
A TEENAGER was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a double shooting in Andros that killed a German and wounded another earlier this month.
Jailed for touching 17-year-old
A 61-year-old man who admitted to touching a minor’s backside while she was on her way to the store was sentenced to one month in prison yesterday.
