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Police arrest three in suspected heroin bust

BPS receive warnings about fentanyl-laced drugs on island and activate Operation Holly

BPS receive warnings about fentanyl-laced drugs on island and activate Operation Holly

• Feb 28, 2024 7:56 AM

Court

US citizen charged with bringing $1m of drugs into island

Christopher McIver, 60, from Arizona, was charged with importing cocaine, cannabis, a substance containing THC and diamorphine

Christopher McIver, 60, from Arizona, was charged with importing cocaine, cannabis, a substance containing THC and diamorphine

• Apr 15, 2023 7:58 AM

Crime

Crown has not proved accused knew about heroin, says lawyer

Prosecutors have failed to prove that a man charged with the possession of almost $1 million of heroin knew the drugs were in his van, it has been claimed. Duri...

Prosecutors have failed to prove that a man charged with the...

• Mar 09, 2023 7:49 AM

Court

Police stop led to seizure of $1m heroin stash

Six rounds of ammunition were discovered by police during a search of the home of a suspected drug dealer, a Supreme Court jury has heard. Winston Paynter, of N...

Six rounds of ammunition were discovered by police during a ...

• Mar 03, 2023 8:06 AM

Court

Man and woman to be tried on heroin importation charges

Two defendants who denied conspiring to smuggle $173,000 worth of heroin into Bermuda will face trial in the Supreme Court in September. Tyrone Burchall, 49, fr...

Two defendants who denied conspiring to smuggle $173,000 wor...

• Apr 13, 2022 7:51 AM

Court

Jail sentence cut for smuggler caught with heroin worth $10m

A man caught smuggling almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has had his prison sentence cut by five years after an appeal. The Court of Appeal found that J...

A man caught smuggling almost $10 million of heroin into Ber...

• Mar 24, 2022 7:40 AM

Court

Man convicted in biggest heroin importation case launches appeal on language grounds

A man jailed for 30 years for smuggling almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has claimed his ability to mount a defence was damaged by translation problems...

A man jailed for 30 years for smuggling almost $10 million o...

• Mar 07, 2022 7:52 AM

Crime

Drugs raids part of crackdown on gangs and guns, police say

Hard drugs heroin and fentanyl have been seized in a series of raids by police designed to crack down on gang and gun crime. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Po...

Hard drugs heroin and fentanyl have been seized in a series ...

• Feb 16, 2022 7:49 AM

Crime

Police warning over potential killer drug fentanyl after overdoses

Drugs laced with a potential killer synthetic opioid are suspected to be in circulation on the island, police warned yesterday. The news came after a man died f...

Drugs laced with a potential killer synthetic opioid are sus...

• Feb 09, 2022 7:47 AM

Crime

Police believe heroin laced with fentanyl behind man’s death

A man is feared to have died after an overdose of fentanyl-laced heroin, police revealed yesterday. He was among several people who went to hospital because of ...

A man is feared to have died after an overdose of fentanyl-l...

• Feb 08, 2022 3:55 PM

Opinion Writer

The fictional complexity of Omar

The beauty of the character that Michael K. Williams brought to life on The Wire was his extraordinary complexity. Omar Little was a Black man who stalked the s...

The beauty of the character that Michael K. Williams brought...

• Sep 08, 2021 8:00 AM

Crime

Drug trafficker loses appeal against 18 year jail sentence

A drug trafficker jailed for 18 years has had an appeal for a lighter sentence rejected. Omar Davy, 40, was found guilty of smuggling $765,700 worth of her...

A drug trafficker jailed for 18 years has had an appeal for ...

• Apr 30, 2021 8:11 AM

Court

Man convicted of drug smuggling asks for reduced sentence

A man who claimed he was kidnapped and forced to smuggle heroin to Bermuda argued his sentence should be reduced because he pleaded not guilty to the offence be...

A man who claimed he was kidnapped and forced to smuggle her...

• Mar 08, 2021 8:32 AM

General

Drug use survey launches next week

A survey on drug use to “monitor the nature and magnitude of the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs” is to be carried out. The Department for Na...

A survey on drug use to “monitor the nature and magnitude of...

• Jan 25, 2021 3:21 PM

Court

Man accused of intending to supply heroin

A Devonshire man was charged in Magistrates’ Court this morning with having heroin with intent to supply. Winston Paynter, 39, was not required to enter a plea ...

A Devonshire man was charged in Magistrates’ Court this morn...

• Jan 03, 2020 12:00 AM

Court

Heroin smuggler Vlcek jailed for 30 years

A drug mule in the biggest heroin importation case tried in Bermuda was jailed yesterday for 30 years. Josef Vlcek was caught trying to smuggle nearly three kil...

A drug mule in the biggest heroin importation case tried in ...

• Mar 14, 2019 8:00 AM

Court

Czech man denies importing $9.5m of heroin

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 ...

The alleged importer of $9.5 million of heroin was caught af...

• Mar 05, 2019 7:00 AM

Court

Davy guilty of heroin smuggling

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 ...

A Jamaican national who fled the airport during a customs se...

• Feb 19, 2019 7:00 AM

Court

Motorcyclist caught with drug equipment

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...

A motorcyclist pulled over by police who was carrying drug e...

• Dec 05, 2018 7:00 AM