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Woman jailed after smuggling cocaine in her weave

A GUYANESE woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to two counts of drug possession.Linda Reynolds, 23, was charged before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supp

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Forensic evidence identifies fluids in Goodman apartment

SUPREME Court jurors yesterday heard how bodily fluids were detected on various items allegedly taken from accused murderer Kofhe Goodman’s apartment for investigation in 2011, which include a used bed sheet, boxer shorts as well as a mattress cover.

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Keod Smith to learn sentence for bias accusation on June 7

A JUNE 7 date has been set for former Progressive Liberal Party member of Parliament Keod Smith to learn what his punishment  will be for making accusations of bias towards a Supreme Court judge through a series of affidavits more than three years ago.

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UPDATED: Police kill boy after Seagrape pharmacy armed robbery

A BRAZEN daytime robbery yesterday ended with police shooting one teenage suspect dead and apprehending two more after the trio, along with another armed man, allegedly tied up an employee, held customers at gunpoint and robbed the QVS Pharmacy in the Seagrape Shopping Plaza.

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Security guard steps in to shoot knife attacker 

A CONCERNED citizen shot and severely injured a suspect yesterday morning, moments after the man allegedly stabbed another man on a public bus. The incident took place shortly after 11am on Carmichael Road.

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Woman dies and man wounded after Nassau Village shooting

A WOMAN has died and a man is seriously injured in hospital after a shooting incident in Nassau Village early on Thursday.

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Woman is detained by police after suspected cocaine found in her hair

A GUYANESE woman is in police custody after she was discovered with two pounds of cocaine "taped to her weave" at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Tuesday.

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Goodman said he was with son at time of Archer Murder

A SENIOR Royal Bahamas Police Force investigator yesterday testified how Kofhe Goodman initially claimed he was with his son at the time he was said to have murdered 11-year-old Marco Archer.

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Investigator ‘found blood inside car’ in Marco Archer case

A ROYAL Bahamas Police Force crime scene investigator yesterday testified to having taken swabs of suspected blood samples from multiple parts of the interior of a vehicle allegedly belonging to Kofhe Goodman, the man accused of 11-year-old Marco Archer’s murder five and a half years ago.

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Guyanese woman caught with cocaine in her hair weave at airport

A WOMAN from Guyana has been arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the Bahamas concealed in her hair weave.

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Woman wanted in drugs probe

GRAND Bahama police want to speak to a Freeport woman in connection with an investigation into possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.

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Man was fatally shot in the head as he got out of his car

A 30-year-old man is dead after he was shot in the head while getting out of his car late Sunday night.

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Grandfather of ten jailed over seizure of $1m of marijuana

A grandfather of 10 was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to several drug related charges in connection with a recent seizure of marijuana in South Andros worth over $1m.

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RBDF officer faces court over firearm offence

A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on five charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition in connection with the seizure of a loaded handgun in the Englerston constituency over the weekend.

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UPDATED: Man shot dead getting out of his car in Redland Acres

POLICE in New Providence have reported the fatal shooting of a man who was getting out of his car in the Redland Acres area off Soldier Road on Sunday night.