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A wedding planner from the United States was fined a total of $2,000 yesterday after he admitted drugs charges. Magistrates’ Court heard Yervad Zaratsian was arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled drugs at the airport as he attempted to re...

A Bermudian man is behind bars in Florida after he tried to smuggle cocaine in his pants as he travelled back to the island. Micah Jimenez, 40, was jailed after he pleaded guilty to importation of the drug and possession with intent to supply when he...

A motorcyclist pulled over by police who was carrying drug equipment has been ordered to attend the Drug Treatment Court. Paul Williams, 38, admitted possession of drug equipment found when he was stopped on his bike by police in connection with a se...

A seaman jailed for smuggling drugs and guns to Bermuda has lost an appeal to reduce his sentence. Romonito Adlawan was sentenced to spend 8½ years behind bars after he admitted money laundering, importing a firearm and importing cannabis in 2015. Ho...

A Pennsylvania woman was dealt more than $4,000 in fines after she was caught with cannabis and “magic mushrooms” on a cruise ship. Shanna Deck, 37, from Lancaster County, pleaded guilty to having cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol, psilocin, an active i...

A 25-year-old woman has admitted smuggling $125,000 of cocaine into the island. Deja Anee Richardson, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to importing 522 grams of the controlled drug in an incident at the LF Wade International Airport on October 27 last y...

An American tourist who claimed to be disabled was fined $2,000 yesterday after he admitted having cannabis for medical reasons, Magistrates’ Court heard Sean Finnerty, 48, plead guilty to possession of the drug in his cabin on the Norwegian Escape c...

A man already serving a sentence for drug possession was given another year in jail after he admitted similar charges. Sabian Hayward, 35, pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine with the intent to supply. He also admitted having a set of scale...

Dear Sir, The Premier and his government are contemplating legislation that will make it easier for patients to obtain cannabis for medical purposes, which is a laudable goal. The Shadow Minister of National Security, Social Development and Sport ha...

David Burt, the Premier, stated that cannabis cultivation for medical reasons will be legalised within months, with the first licence for production of the drug next year. The legalisation of cannabis for recreational use, as well as the growing and ...

Cannabis cultivation for medical reasons will be legalised within months, David Burt told a conference last night. The Premier pledged the Government would issue the first licences for production of the drug next year. Mr Burt said: “The Government c...

A warning about the risk of drugs in Halloween treats was issued today by the Government. A spokeswoman for the Department of National Drug Control said parents should be wary of unwrapped sweets which may have had marijuana added. She added: “Mariju...