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Bermuda’s police helped to smash an alleged team of international drug smugglers that targeted Bermuda, it was revealed yesterday. Island officers tipped off Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police after fentanyl — a synthetic drug similar to morphine...

A 37-year-old Jamaican national appeared in court this morning accused of smuggling $647,000 worth of heroin into Bermuda. Omar Davy was charged in Magistrates’ Court with importing the drug and possessing it with the intent to supply. Mr Davy is al...

A man caught by police in a drug deal has won an appeal against a cannabis conviction — but remains behind bars on a cocaine conviction. Sabian Hayward, 35, was jailed for two years after he was convicted by a jury of possessing cannabis resin and co...

Two people charged with a conspiracy to import 1,729g of cannabis on a container ship have had their convictions and sentences upheld. Kimisha Perinchief and Jermaine Butterfield were both jailed for two years for the 2015 plot. Perinchief argued suc...

A conspirator in an international operation to smuggle nearly $1 million worth of cocaine soaked into shredded paper packaging has lost an appeal against his conviction. Curtis Swan, 55, was sentenced to spend 21 years behind bars last year after bei...

A man today denied possession of more than 200 grammes of cannabis and the opioid fentanyl with intent to supply. Kinte Smith pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to having the drugs on May 3 last year. But the 32-year-old admitted having a gri...

A 68-year-old man has admitted growing marijuana. James Dallas, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the cultivation of cannabis. The court heard that Dallas was arrested after police were called to investigate trespassing at the old prison headqua...

A mother of two jailed for importation of cannabis to treat her seizures has lodged an appeal against her sentence. Natasha York, 41, was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday for bringing in 1,430 grams of cannabis, but magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ...

A mother who smuggled 1,430 grams of cannabis products into Bermuda to treat her seizures was jailed for three months yesterday. Natasha York, 41, told the court cannabis was her only relief from seizures that were responsible for the loss of her job...

Three decades ago, I would have been over the moon to see cannabis legalised. It would have saved me a lot of effort spent trying to avoid detection, constantly looking for places to hide a joint. I smoked throughout my teens and early twenties. Duri...

A man who had drug charges against him dropped has lost an appeal to get back $33,770 of cash seized by police 16 years ago. Tito Smith argued before the Supreme Court that he earned the money by painting houses and selling a car, but Puisne Judge St...

A female drugs mule who travelled through Bermuda on a luxury cruise liner has been jailed in Australia for eight years. Melina Roberge was caught with 95 kilograms of cocaine when the MS Sea Princess docked in Sydney on the last leg of an around-the...