Jamaica - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:55:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Drug mule ‘forced’ to smuggle cocaine https://bahamascourtnews.com/drug-mule-forced-to-smuggle-cocaine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drug-mule-forced-to-smuggle-cocaine Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:55:47 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/drug-mule-forced-to-smuggle-cocaine/ NASSAU- Convicted drug mule Junior Reid has claimed that a drug cartel forced him to smuggle cocaine here from Panama. The Jamaican was jailed for 18 months and fined $10,000 for attempting to smuggle a kilo of cocaine worth $20,000. Reid told the court that he can’t pay the fine, meaning he’ll serve another six […]

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]]> Deported drug suspect appeals bail revocation https://bahamascourtnews.com/deported-drug-suspect-appeals-bail-revocation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deported-drug-suspect-appeals-bail-revocation Sat, 07 Nov 2020 20:08:28 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/deported-drug-suspect-appeals-bail-revocation/ NASSAU- An accused drug dealer whose bail was revoked shortly after his deportation from Jamaica has appealed. Bartholomew Pinder, 41, entered Jamaica illegally in June while awaiting trial on charges related to the seizure of 400 pounds of marijuana at Highbourn Cay. Jamaican police arrested and questioned Pinder following the seizure of 2,600 pounds of […]

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]]> Bail revoked for fisherman accused of drug smuggling https://bahamascourtnews.com/bail-revoked-for-fisherman-accused-of-drug-smuggling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bail-revoked-for-fisherman-accused-of-drug-smuggling Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:53:36 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/bail-revoked-for-fisherman-accused-of-drug-smuggling/ NASSAU – A judge has revoked the $20,000 bail of an accused drug trafficker who claimed his boat “drifted” into Jamaican waters last month. Now, Kenny Major will remain in prison pending trial on charges that he smuggled 3,870 pounds of marijuana into the country on October 25, 2018. Major’s bail conditions required him to […]

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]]> Alleged Jamaican gang leader facing deportation https://bahamascourtnews.com/alleged-jamaican-gang-leader-facing-deportation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alleged-jamaican-gang-leader-facing-deportation Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:46:32 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/alleged-jamaican-gang-leader-facing-deportation/ Alleged Jamaican gang leader George Ellis is facing deportation after admitting a drug possession charge. When police announced Ellis’ arrest on July 1, they described him as a “known hit man” with ties to the No Dollars, No Cents gang. Officers arrested the 30-year-old at the Victoria Inn on Midshipman Road. Ellis, known by the […]

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]]> Bahamians held in Jamaica over $2.6m ganja seizure https://bahamascourtnews.com/bahamians-held-in-jamaica-over-2-6m-ganja-seizure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bahamians-held-in-jamaica-over-2-6m-ganja-seizure Sat, 27 Jun 2020 17:07:42 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2059 Jamaican narcotics police arrested three Bahamian men after the seizure of 2,600 pounds of compressed ganja. Bahamas Court News has identified the men as Bartholomew Pinder, Ian Stewart and Patrick “PJ” Roberts. Narcotics police and members of the Defence Force seized the ganja, worth $2.6 million, during an operation in Lancer Bay, Hanover on June […]

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]]> Jamaican jailed after marijuana seized at Bahamas airport https://bahamascourtnews.com/jamaican-jailed-for-bahamas-airport-marijuana-seizure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamaican-jailed-for-bahamas-airport-marijuana-seizure Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:51:53 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=705 Nassau, BAHAMAS-A Jamaican’s intended week-long vacation to The Bahamas became a 15-month stay after he was jailed for smuggling marijuana. Kevar Lindsay, 33, was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on March 3 after a sniffer dog alerted its handler to his suitcase. Police waited for Lindsay to collect the bag before they arrested […]

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