$240k cocaine find in Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama police foiled a suspected drug deal and recovered 12 kilos of cocaine worth close to a quarter million dollars on Wednesday evening.
Man fined for drug possession
A MAN was fined in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for drug charges that breached the conditions of his probation for an earlier drug offence.
$500 fine for trying to travel to Haiti with undeclared $10k
A WOMAN was fined $500 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for failing to declare funds in excess of $10,000 while travelling to Haiti.
Man on firearm charges bailed
A MAN was granted $9,500 bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on firearm and ammunition charges.
Escaped prisoner captured by police
A 30-year-old Jamaican man who escaped from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Wednesday was captured by police in the Seabreeze Lane area early Thursday morning.
Husband is accused over car crash that killed wife
A HUSBAND was charged with vehicular manslaughter yesterday in connection with a car crash that killed his wife and injured his children.
Two face court over bail violations
TWO men were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in separate cases of bail violation for murder and attempted murder.
Man accused of double murder bid
A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday after he was charged with trying to kill two men over the weekend.
Man jailed for stealing $2,500
A MAN was sentenced to 13 months in prison yesterday for stealing $2,500 cash from a woman’s purse.
Wanted: Police want to quiz Omar Archer
POLICE released a wanted poster yesterday for former contractor’s registrar Omar Archer, who they want to speak with about an investigation regarding an assault at a Free National Movement meeting last week.
‘NO LAW TO SAVE WIFE FROM RAPE’: Judge makes ruling as woman says husband forced her to have sex
WHILE ruling that a husband was cruel for forcing his wife to have sex against her will on numerous occasions, a Supreme Court justice has found that “there is no rape in marriage” under Bahamian law.
Man accused of $100k theft from store
A MAN was granted $20,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stealing $100,000 worth of inventory while employed at 700 Wines and Spirits in Inagua.
Eight months in jail for bail breaches
A MAN was sentenced to eight months in the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday for habitually violating his Supreme Court bail for murder and armed robbery charges.
Inagua pair on drugs charges
TWO Inagua men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on separate drug charges after being found with $10,000 and $5,000 worth of Indian hemp respectively.
