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A Jamaican national who fled the airport during a customs search has been found guilty of smuggling heroin.
Omar Davy, 38, was spotted on CCTV taking a package from the back of his pants and stashing it in an already-searched bag when he was briefly ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was fined $300 on Friday after he admitted to trespassing and the theft of avocados.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jevon Bean, 45, was seen by a neighbour to enter the grounds of Caroline Rance’s home, where he picked the fruit from a tree.
Bea...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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Court
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A man had 18 months of jail time added to his sentence after he admitted stealing more than $4,000 worth of goods.
Marvin Woolridge, 55, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft last year involving $4,120.82 worth of tobacco and electrical items.
He t...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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Court
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A man accused of smuggling $649,900 worth of heroin to Bermuda told a jury yesterday he was forced to bring the drugs to the island by a Jamaican “don” who threatened to kill his family.
Omar Davy, 38, said he was kidnapped and beaten by a group of m...
DATE: Feb 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has plead guilty to stealing $215 worth of pumpkins.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Jorge Silva, 60, from St George’s, was caught stealing the fruit from a commercial farm in Trimingham Hill, Paget.
The owner of the farm, Francisco Mac...
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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Court
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A man charged with smuggling $647,900 of heroin into Bermuda was seen stashing a package in his bag after it had been searched by a customs officer, the Supreme Court was told yesterday.
Witnesses said the man, Omar Davy, 38, ran from the airport min...
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An 18-year-old man has been banned from the roads for a year and fined for a string of traffic offences.
Bradley Arrowsmith-Burgess, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to three counts of speeding at Magistrates’ Court.
He also admitted riding a motorcycle...
DATE: Feb 14, 2019
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Court
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A 49-year-old drug addict has been jailed for 18 months for a string of thefts.
Alexander Christopher pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to seven thefts committed between July 20, 2017 and September 27 last year. He stole items including shirts, sp...
DATE: Feb 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A social inquiry report was ordered for a man who was caught stealing meat.
David Ray Jr, 51, pleaded guilty to stealing $23.68 worth of food from Lindo’s Market in Devonshire.
Magistrates’ Court heard that a customer at the store spotted Ray fill a ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2019
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Court
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A motorcyclist who suffered serious injuries in a crash with a police inspector’s car told a jury yesterday he remembered nothing about the incident.
Oronde Wilson told the Supreme Court he knew he was on his way to see his daughter when the crash ha...
DATE: Feb 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes