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A man who roped a female friend into smuggling more than $22,000 worth of cannabis into Bermuda is facing jail after pleading guilty.
Jason Fox, 35, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was stopped at LF Wade International Airport on June 16 last year.
He a...
DATE: Jan 17, 2011
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A 27-year-old St. David’s man admitted to driving with twice the legal amount of alcohol in his system.
Gregory Caesar admitted in Magistrates’ Court to driving while impaired in the early hours of January 9.
Crown counsel Kirsty-Ann Kiellor told the...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Devonshire man was fined $2,500 for bringing drugs into an increased penalty zone.
Shawn Smith, 34, admitted having 1.3 grams of cannabis in his pockets when searched by police.
Crown counsel Kirsty-Ann Kiellor told Magistrates’ Court that at 4.50p...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Jamaican waiter charged with conspiring to import cocaine told Supreme Court that he had no knowledge of drug smuggling.
However, Crown counsel Carrington Mahoney described him as trying to look like a “super pimp drug pusher.”
Ricardo Stewart, 32,...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lawyer Charles Richardson has launched a constitutional challenge after being accused of libelling a policeman on Facebook.
The 39-year-old claims the charge he faces of criminal defamation breaches his constitutional right to freedom of expression.
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DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A lawyer for a woman accused in Magistrates’ Court of stealing from a shop argued that his client’s behaviour was caused by bipolar disorder.
Molly McGirr, 34, an American who resides in St. George’s, was arrested at LF Wade International Airport on ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A second cruise ship employee admitted involvement in a cocaine-smuggling ring and pointed the finger at a man who’s on trial accused of being the ringleader.
According to Kelnile Bushay, 35, from St Vincent, Jamaican waiter Ricardo Stewart arranged ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2011
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A Warwick man charged with driving impaired told Magistrates’ Court yesterday that he was “guilty as sin”.
Alexander Brangman, 47, pleaded guilty to driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Crown counsel Larissa Burgess said police were on patrol ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cruise ship employee who admits participating in a cocaine-smuggling ring said he was “just used” by those who organised the plot.
Adrian Morris, from Jamaica, is in prison for his role in the enterprise after workmen discovered a bag of drugs he h...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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Lawyer Charles Richardson has used his Facebook page to claim elements within Bermuda Police Service have “declared war” on him.
The 39-year-old was charged in Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning with publishing defamatory material about Detective I...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
