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Police intercept 22 illegal migrants on a boat west of New Providence
TWENTY-TWO illegal immigrants, including two children and an infant, were apprehended on Saturday when their vessel was intercepted west of New Providence.
Over 600 Haitian migrants interdicted since last month
MORE than 600 Haitian migrants have been apprehended in the southern Bahamas since last month, with the latest interdiction happening at the weekend.
Defence Force intercepts 140 migrants off Turks and Caicos
DAYS after Defence Force Commodore Raymond King highlighted a dramatic drop in illegal migration, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) intercepted 140 Haitian migrants in waters off Turks and Caicos Islands, hours before officers apprehended 107 Haitian migrants near Matthew Town, Inagua.
Vessel carrying 275 people intercepted by USCG and passed over to Bahamas
AUTHORITIES intercepted a Haitian sailing vessel carrying 275 people over the weekend.
Court of Appeal upholds prison sentence for three drug convicts
THREE men convicted of having $1.6m worth of marijuana off the coast of Andros in 2019 had their three-year prison sentence upheld yesterday by the Court of Appeal.
EDITORIAL: Defend against criminals, not criticism
IN THIS column last week, we considered an article published by the Washington Post on human smuggling in The Bahamas – the government has now caught up.
Man dies after Garden Hills shooting
Police are actively investigating a shooting incident that has left a 35-year-old man of Geranium Avenue, Garden Hills dead.
Twenty-one foreigners arrested with $750k of cocaine
TWENTY-one people were arrested and 39 kilos of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $750,000 was seized on Tuesday.
Cuban migrant dies in Bahamian waters
ONE of 15 Cuban migrants travelling to Grand Bahama this week died while at sea, police officials reported.
Woman in car shot and arrested after attempting to knock down officers
Police shot and arrested a 43-year-old woman after she attempted to knock down police officers in the area of Independence Highway and Baillou Hill Road this morning.
Fifteen immigrants from Dominica charged with illegal embarkation
FIFTEEN immigrants were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with breaching the Immigration Act.
Two arrested after suspected marijuana discovered
GRAND Bahama law enforcement officials arrested two men in Grand Bahama after the discovery of suspected marijuana.
Man shot after police say he took weapon from a female officer
POLICE shot a 29-year-old man yesterday after he allegedly disarmed a female officer.
Bahamian law enforcement working with US authorities to curb human smuggling
COMMISSIONER of Police Clayton Fernander said human smuggling is big business, but Bahamian law enforcement is working closely with US counterparts to curb the practice.
Police investigate an armed mugging in Grand Bahama and drugs in Abaco
GRAND Bahama Police are investigating an armed robbery incident in the Taino Beach area on Friday.
Police in joint operation seize $10m cocaine at Stella Maris Airport over the weekend
POLICE in Long Island seized cocaine valued at $10m over the weekend.
Bail granted for four Ecuadorian migrants accused of drug smuggling
FOUR Ecuadorian migrants were granted bail after being accused of smuggling 100lb of cocaine into The Bahamas while enroute to the United States of America.
Mitchell defends Bahamas’ efforts on smuggling
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell defended the country’s efforts to counter human smuggling after an American newspaper highlighted the problem.
Davis says ‘I cannot’ halt Haiti migrant deportations
PRIME Minister “Brave” Davis reiterated that The Bahamas would continue deporting Haitians, not least because the international community is not doing enough to help the migrants or improve Haiti’s situation.