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The alleged importer of $9.5 million of heroin was on edge after he was detained at the airport, the Supreme Court heard yesterday. Susie Williams-Stovell, a customs officer, told the court that Josef Vlcek, then 47, “was sweating and appeared nervo...

The alleged importer of $9.5 million of heroin was caught after customs officials spotted a bulge and traces of glue in the lining of one of his suitcases, the Supreme Court heard yesterday. Takiyah Simpson, for the Crown, told the court that Josef V...

A repeat offender was jailed for six months yesterday after he admitted eight traffic offences in less than a month. Cavin Francis, 22, of no fixed abode, was also fined a total of $5,050 and banned from the roads for seven years. The sentence follow...

A 55-year-old man denied threatening to kill someone in a message to a government MP. Perry Smith was accused of causing Michael Scott, the Sandys North politician, to receive a written threat towards “a person” on or about August 10, 2018. He pleade...

A man admitted bringing cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis resin to Bermuda when he appeared in court on Friday. Marvin Woolridge, from St George’s, pleaded guilty to three charges of importation of a controlled drug as well as three counts of possession ...

An employee at telecoms firm Digicel returned to work yesterday after a criminal action against the individual was dropped. The company said it had also carried out an internal investigation but no details would be made public. A spokeswoman for Digi...

A St George’s woman has been accused of smuggling more than $700,000 of cannabis into Bermuda. Renee Furbert, 27, was charged with importing cannabis resin, cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol — the active ingredient in cannabis — into the island on Ja...

A former government road safety officer was branded “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” as he was jailed for five years yesterday for sexual offences against an underage boy. David Minors, 44, from Sandys, admitted sexual exploitation of a young person by a...

The island’s top magistrate said yesterday it was “mind-boggling” that he had nowhere other than prison to send a man with mental health and drug problems who admitted punching his mother. Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe added that it was “astounding”...

A former government road safety officer was jailed for five years today for sexual offences involving an underage boy. David Minors admitted sexual exploitation of a young person by a person in a position of trust, and two counts of showing offensive...