The Tribune

By SANCHESKA DORSETT

Tribune Staff Reporter

sdorsett@tribunemedia.net

TWO Royal Bahamas Defence Force marines were taken into custody over the weekend after they allegedly got into a physical argument with a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer.

The incident took place around 3am on Saturday off Village Road.

Details of the incident are still sketchy but The Tribune understands the marines were in the vicinity of Kingsway Academy when they saw a man and a woman involved an argument. The marines attempted to intervene and take the male into custody. An argument followed between the marines and the man, who later identified himself as a police officer.

A mobile patrol unit in the area arrived at the scene and the marines were taken into custody for alleged unlawful arrest, grievous harm and assault with a deadly weapon, The Tribune understands.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean confirmed to The Tribune that an incident occurred, but said the marines were released on Sunday.

It is unclear if any charges will be filed.

Police also said they arrested three men in Andros on Sunday after they were found with a quantity of marijuana.

According to reports, shortly before noon, a team of officers from the Andros District, acting on intelligence executed a search warrant at the home of the three men located at Red Bays, Andros, where they found just over seven pounds of marijuana.

The three suspects were subsequently taken into custody and are expected to appear in court later this week to be formally charged.

Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.