Tag: drug crime
Street drug dealer stays in jail after failed appeal
(CNS): Wayne Carlos Myles (41), who is serving a 13-year jail term for selling drugs and a consecutive two-year term for pimping, has failed to get his drug convictions and sentence quashed by the Court of Appeals. Myles was convicted in November 2017 for possession with intent to supply over six and a half grams […]
Cops seize 35lbs of ganja after routine traffic stop
(CNS): Officers conducting traffic checks on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway by the Camana Bay Roundabout on Saturday night discovered a bag of ganja when they searched a car that passed through the road block. Police said that the officers had reason to stop the car around 10:40pm, and as they spoke to the female driver, […]
UK pondering takeover of BVI government
(CNS): The UK government is poised to take over the British Virgin Islands Government, suspending its constitution and dissolving the elected branch, for at least two years after the Commission of Inquiry report into governance in the territory was released Friday. The publication of the damning report, which found that governance in BVI “was appallingly […]
Increased seizures of Fentanyl cause CBC concerns
(CNS): Over the past ten weeks Customs and Border Control (CBC) has seized an increasing amount of class A drugs, including Fentanyl a dangerous and addictive synthetic opioid that is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. In total, 288 Fentanyl tablets, 6.95 grams of cocaine hydrochloride, 0.23 grams of cocaine base and eight oxymorphone […]
Cops raid cock-fighting venue in East End
(CNS): Police were confronted by an angry mob when they raided a cock-fighting venue in East End at the weekend. A 55-year-old man from the district has been arrested on suspicion of possession of ganja with intent to supply and other drug offences, as well as cruelty to animals relating to the cockfighting.
Three men charged after police bust in Savannah
(CNS): The RCIPS Firearm Response Unit responded to a 911 call about “explosive sounds” on Destiny Drive in Savannah at around 7am Saturday morning. The officers searched the area and quickly found a number of vehicles and men, police said Monday.
Cops shoot at escaping suspected ganja dealer
(CNS): The RCIPS has revealed that last Wednesday one of their police officers shot at a car that was heading straight for the armed officer after a failed arrest in Bodden Town. Police later tracked down the 35-year-old man as well as the vehicle, which was burned out.
Police on hunt for missing drug suspect
(CNS): The RCIPS is looking for 54-year-old Allen Ronald McLean, who is wanted for drug-related offences and is believed to be armed. Police are asking members of the public to call 911 if they see McLean, who was last known to be living in George Town. No specific details about McLean’s potential criminal involvement has […]
Police recover $1.4M of cocaine in GT bust
(CNS): During a drug bust at an undisclosed address somewhere in George Town on Wednesday, 9 February, officers from various units in the RCIPS recovered a significant quantity of cocaine, which they said had an estimated street value of over CI$1.47 million.
Two prison officers in court over drug smuggling
(CNS): One prison officer is awaiting sentence and a second has been charged as police wrap up two separate investigations into ganja smuggling at HMP Northward. Rudolph Rambaran (39), a Jamaican officer who resides in West Bay, was arrested in June last year after he was caught with ganja as he arrived at work. He […]
Dogs and drugs seized in West Bay raid
(CNS): The RCIPS, accompanied by staff from the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Welfare Unit, raided a West Bay home in Duxies Lane, off Batabano Road, on Tuesday afternoon. As a result of the raid, they seized packages of ganja and drug paraphernalia, as well as a number of dogs that were not being properly cared […]
