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A man caught with more than 5kg of cannabis stashed in his suitcases has been convicted of drug importation. Zicco Pearman, 25, of Rockaway Drive, Southampton, had denied any knowledge of the drugs. During his Supreme Court trial, the jury heard that...

The trial of a man accused of smuggling more than 5kg of cannabis to the Island began yesterday in Supreme Court. Zicco Pearman, 25, has denied a charge of importing six packages of the drug — discovered by customs officers in his suitcases — in an i...

A man on trial for a home invasion yesterday pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of burglary. While Umdae Woolridge had been facing charges of aggravated burglary and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons ...

Two men have been jailed for life for the fatal shooting of Haile Outerbridge and Ricco Furbert inside the Belvin’s Variety store. Christoph Duerr and Le-Veck Roberts were unanimously found guilty by a jury of the January 2013 double murder in April ...

The trial of two men charged with a home invasion that left an alleged accomplice with a gunshot wound continued yesterday with the court hearing one defendant’s police interview. Umdae Woolridge and Josef Smith have both denied charges of aggravated...

A man accused of conspiring to import heroin was cleared yesterday by a unanimous verdict. Luke Hill, 47, was found not guilty of the drug charge as well as two charges of money laundering after a weeklong trial in the Supreme Court. During the trial...

A man who has spent four months in prison for causing a serious and permanent injury to a robber has been given a suspended sentence. Arthur Douglas, 57, from Devonshire, was convicted by a Supreme Court jury of causing grievous bodily harm to Cannot...

A man accused of a heroin plot yesterday took the stand in his own defence. Luke Hill, 47, denies conspiring to import about 80 grams of heroin — estimated to be worth more than $230,000. He is also accused of using the bank accounts of two other men...

Sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system have been proposed, including shortening trials and new powers for the Department of Public Prosecutions to reopen old cases if “compelling new evidence” is brought before the court. This latter aspect ...

An alleged scheme to launder the illegal proceeds of a drugs plot has been outlined for a jury. Luke Hill, 47, from Hamilton Parish, is on trial at the Supreme Court accused of conspiring to import almost 80 grammes of diamorphine, better known as he...

A witness has denied having drug accused Luke Hill fill out a series of address labels on his behalf. Mr Hill, 47, from Hamilton Parish, has denied conspiring to import almost 80 grams of diamorphine, better known as heroin, to the Island. The Supre...

A man accused of conspiring to import heroin and laundering the profits went on trial yesterday. Luke Hill, 47, from Hamilton Parish, has denied a charge of conspiring with others to import diamorphine, better known as heroin, and two charges of poss...