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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
LONG ISLAND, Bahamas - A combination of Teamwork and Excellent 'textbook' Police Work has
dealt a major blow to the drug traffickers in the country, after Drug
Enforcement Unit officers arrested two men ages 24 and 20 years old for
possession of a large quantity of marijuana on Wednesday 23rd April
2014.
According to reports, around 2:30am, Drug Enforcement Unit Officers
directed a joint drug interdiction operation in collaboration with OPBAT
Partners (DEA and the Coast Guard), Exuma Police Marine Support Unit
and Long Island Police, in the vicinity of Hard Bargain, Long Island,
where a 42-foot white go-fast vessel was observed with two male
occupants onboard. As the interdiction team approached the suspected
vessel, the occupants were observed throwing bales of suspected
marijuana into the water. The
two suspects were taken into custody along with 37 bales of marijuana.
The estimated street value of the drugs is 1.3 million dollars.
The suspects along with the suspected drugs were transported to New Providence.
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