Man jailed over $1m drug seizure
By LAMECH JOHNSON
Man fights for life after knife attack
A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed Wednesday night.
Suspect put on suicide watch
A MAGISTRATE ordered a bus driver to be put on suicide watch at Her Majesty’s Prison after he was charged with importation of firearms and multiple related offences.
Pair jailed for smuggling iguanas
TWO Romanian women accused of smuggling 13 critically endangered iguanas from the Bahamas into London were sentenced yesterday to one year in prison.
Two charged over $17m drug haul
TWO Jamaican men were arraigned yesterday in connection with the recent discovery of nearly $17 million worth of marijuana plants growing in the pine forest in East Grand Bahama.
Tourist denied bail over death threats
A NEW England tourist was remanded to prison without bail yesterday after being charged with multiple criminal offences, including threats of death and possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Nassau man charged with GB housebreaking
FREEPORT – A New Providence man has been charged in connection with a spree of housebreaking and stealing incidents on Grand Bahama.
Greenslade: Accused officer to have his say over jailhouse wedding
POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday that the assistant superintendent set to be charged for authorising a jailhouse wedding will have a chance to defend himself in court.
Three arrests after $1.2m marijuana find
THREE men are in police custody after they were caught attempting to smuggle more than $1 million worth of what is suspected to be marijuana into Andros early yesterday morning.
Man faces court on murder charge
A MAN with a pending Magistrate’s Court case found himself facing a murder charge in connection with the country’s 81st murder for 2013.
Nottage on defensive over jailhouse wedding
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage was yesterday on the defensive following demands from the FNM for answers over which government official authorised a wedding of a man being held at the Central Police station.
Tourist held over handgun possession and death threats
A 57-year-old tourist is in police custody after he was arrested Tuesday afternoon for threats of death, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Death of girl, 15, at bar 'reflects wider problems'
A WEEKEND incident involving a 15-year-old girl who was shot to death outside a bar reflects wider social problems that need to be discussed, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday.
Two held as baby rushed to hospital with burns
A MAN and woman are in police custody after their baby boy was rushed to hospital for third degree burns that covered nearly 30 per cent of his body.
'$1m of marijuana' seized
Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers confiscated over $1m worth of marijuana early this morning.
