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$800 fine for ammunition possession

A MAN was fined $800 after pleading guilty in court yesterday to possession of ammunition.

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Freeport woman guilty of mini mall blaze

A 26-YEAR-OLD Freeport woman accused of setting fire to a business establishment pleaded guilty to arson in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama early this week.

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Corrections officer guilty over intent to supply drugs

A BAHAMAS Department of Corrections officer was yesterday found guilty of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.

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Woman accused of drug smuggling

A Magistrate’s court yesterday determined whether there was sufficient evidence for a woman to face charges of smuggling drugs into the country.

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Man accused of possession of drugs

A MAN was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with possession of drugs with intent to supply.

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Man tells how he was scammed in scheme

AN Eleuthera man yesterday testified about how he was scammed out of several thousand dollars after falling victim to a vehicle fraud scheme nearly four years ago.

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Officer says woman kicked him in groin

A POLICE officer yesterday claimed he was kicked in the groin by a woman he attempted to arrest.

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Pair ordered to take drug counselling classes

TWO men were ordered to attend drug counselling classes yesterday after they were found on separate occasions with small quantities of marijuana.

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Mother in tears as son is jailed for weapons charges

A MOTHER broke down in tears in court yesterday when her son was sentenced to five years in prison on weapon charges.

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Conditional discharge for man in drugs case

A MAN who appeared in court on drug charges was given a conditional discharge yesterday.

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Acquittal for man over 2009 murder and kidnap

THE Court of Appeal has declined to order a retrial in the case of a man whose convictions for murder, kidnapping, robbery and housebreaking were overturned in relation to an incident that happened in 2009.

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Fraudster pleads guilty

A 21-YEAR-OLD who fraudulently obtained money from a local bank last year after depositing a forged cheque pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates Court Friday.

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Community service for woman who stole from children's father's bank account

A MAGISTRATE on Friday chastised a woman who stole more than $900 from her children’s father’s bank account.

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Woman accused of assaulting son's former girlfriend

A WOMAN accused of assaulting her son’s former girlfriend was on Friday granted $1,000 bail before her trial.

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Boy in hospital after being hit by car

A BOY is in hospital after he was hit by a car shortly after 3pm on Wednesday, police said.