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Men charged with drug and equipment offences

Manai Roberts is accused of importation. He and two others allegedly had paraphernalia on the same date

Manai Roberts is accused of importation. He and two others allegedly had paraphernalia on the same date

• Jan 30, 2025 3:06 PM

Crime

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

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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