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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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Manslaughter re-sentence delay

THE Court of Appeal has given the Crown and appellant’s counsel a week to research authoritative cases on whether the country’s second highest court is responsible for resentencing a man for manslaughter.

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Commissioner: Country ‘in a bad place’ with crime

DESPITE a decrease in overall major crime figures in the Bahamas, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade admitted that the country is still “in a bad place.”

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US men told to pay up or go to jail

PAY THE fine or do the time was a magistrate’s order to five Americans yesterday who pleaded guilty when charged with possession of dangerous drugs.

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US pair failed to delcare $26,000

AN American couple accused of making a false declaration to a US Customs officer readily chose to walk free with a warning and forfeit $26,000 in winnings from a casino when arraigned before a Magistrate yesterday.

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'British man's killers could commit other crimes'

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade is concerned that without the public’s assistance, the men responsible for brutally murdering a wealthy British farmer in Grand Bahama last week will commit other crimes.

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Bail decision delayed in firearms case

CHIEF Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt stood down her decision on bail yesterday for two men accused of possessing a number of unlicensed firearms and assorted ammunition that were found in furniture and appliances.

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Man killed in house fire

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire that claimed the life of a 59-year-old man over the weekend.

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Armed raid on PI hotel: Two in custody, hunt for further two suspects

POLICE are on the hunt for suspects, in addition to the two already in custody, for an armed robbery at a Paradise Island hotel on Saturday night, the head of the Central Detective Unit confirmed yesterday.

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Body of partly naked woman found dead

THE country recorded another murder over the weekend after the discovery of a woman’s partially nude body in bushes yesterday morning.

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Handguns recovered

TWO fewer guns are on Nassau’s streets after police uncovered two handguns in separate incidents on Saturday.

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Armed robbery at Paradise Island hotel

Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Paradise Island hotel on Saturday night.

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Marijuana plants worth $7.5 million are discovered in Grand Bahama

FREEPORT – Some 75,000 marijuana plants, worth an estimated $7.5 million, were discovered growing in the pine forest of Grand Bahama.

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Two of four accused in murder of Kurt McCartney ask for bail

TWO of four persons accused in the killing of businessman Kurt McCartney appeared in the Supreme Court asking for bail.

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Family member tells of horror of shooting

FREEPORT – The Dart family had planned to spend the Easter holidays together in Grand Bahama, but that all turned into a “nightmare,” one of the seven relatives held hostage by armed intruders on Tuesday, told the London Daily Mail.