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Ex-chief supt faces NY court in shackles

A former chief superintendent with the Royal Bahamas Police Force appeared in court in New York on Friday wearing leg shackles and handcuffs as he faced charges in a drug trafficking plot that has sent shockwaves through the political establishment and law enforcement sectors in The Bahamas.

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'Politician paid $2m in cocaine scheme'

A SENIOR police officer has alleged that an unnamed high-ranking Bahamian politician authorised the help and involvement of Bahamian law enforcement officials in a scheme to facilitate cocaine shipments from The Bahamas to the United States for $2m, according to a stunning United States federal indictment released yesterday that includes some of the most severe allegations of official corruption since the drug era of the 80s.

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