Report Released On Student Drug/Alcohol Use

A report released by Government this morning [Apr.19] provides statistics about the use of drugs and alcohol by local school students. The survey was a collaborative effort between the Department for National Drug Control and the Department of Education. The target population comprised all students in grade levels M2 through S4 (10-18 years), attending public, [...]

Man Pleads Guilty To Importing Heroin

In yesterday’s [Apr.2] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments session, 46-year-old Shannon Forth pleaded guilty to the charge of importing $1.4 million worth of diamorphine [heroin] in December 2011. He pleaded not guilty to a second charge of possessing that heroin with intent to supply. His guilty plea was accepted and Justice Greaves ordered a Social Inquiry [...]

Search Warrant Results In Drug Arrests

Three men were arrested and a quantity of drugs were seized after the police executed a search warrant at a Pembroke residence last week. A police spokesperson said, “On Thursday, March 29th as a result of information received, officers from the Public Protection Department executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at [...]

Prisoner Charged With Cannabis Possession

In Magistrates Court this morning [Mar.21], before Magistrate Khomisi Tokunbo, 29-year-old Durnell Smith pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of cannabis on August 22nd 2011. The possession was alleged to be in an Increased Penalty Zone [IPZ] which was identified as Westgate Correctional Facility. At the time of the alleged offence, Mr Smith [...]

Suspended Sentence For Growing Cannabis

39-year-old David Cunningham of Knapton Close Smith’s Parish escaped an immediate custodial sentence for his offence of cultivating and possessing cannabis. Following submissions by Crown Prosecutor Nicole Smith and defence lawyer Charles Richardson, and after reading B.A.R.C and S.I.R. reports, Magistrate Khomisi Tokunbo sentenced Mr Cunningham to nine months in prison but suspended that sentence [...]

Upcoming: PRIDE ‘Celebrity’ Lock-Up

PRIDE Bermuda hosts its fourth annual “Celebrity” Lock-Up on Friday, March 30, 2012, when local personalities ranging from Cabinet Ministers to corporate VIPs will find themselves behind bars. They will be seeking to raise  bail in the form of donations from friends, family and the public to aid community group PRIDE’s alcohol and drug prevention [...]

Man Jailed: Swallowing Drug Pellets

20-year-old Zeco Stovell of Middletown Lane Pembroke started a fifteen month prison sentence this morning [Feb.27] after he pleaded guilty and was convicted of two counts; importing and possessing with intent to supply. Mr Stovell had swallowed two pellets before boarding an aircraft to return to Bermuda from a trip to the USA. The Prosecutor [...]

2011: $52 Million Of Drugs Seized

An estimated total of 351 Kg [771lbs] of controlled drugs with an estimated street value of $52 million was seized in 2011, according to the crime statistics released yesterday [Feb.21]. Cocaine was the most common drug with 167.3 Kg [368lbs] seized with a value of $39.3 million. “The level of cocaine is unusual and is [...]

Four People Arrested, Drugs Seized

Four people were arrested and “significant quantities” of suspected illegal drugs were seized after police conducted search warrants at two separate properties. A police spokesperson said, “On Thursday 16th February 2012, officers from the Public Protection Department of the Bermuda Police Service conducted a search warrant at a Nantucket Lane, Smith’s address. “Significant quantities of [...]

Man Fined $1,000 For Cocaine

23-year-old Kershon Burt this morning [Feb.17] pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing 0.46 grams of crack cocaine which Police found in the back pocket of his pants during a Police search on 28th October 2011. The Prosecutor told the Senior Magistrate that Mr Burt had been stopped by a routine Police mobile patrol and [...]

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