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Royal Bahamas Police Force
RBPF Nassau: Two woman arrested by DEU for Drug Possession
By Stephen Dean, RBPF
Aug 16, 2017 - 9:10:55 AM

Nassau, Bahamas - Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Priorities for 2017, Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers took two women into custody following the seizure of a quantity of cocaine in separate incidents on Tuesday 15th August 2017.

In the first incident, shortly after 2:00pm, Drug Enforcement Unit officers on duty at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, conducted a search of a suitcase owned by a woman from Suriname, who had just arrived on a Caribbean airline. During the search the officers uncovered just over nine (9) pounds of cocaine. The woman was subsequently taken into custody.

Then shortly before 4:00pm, Drug Enforcement Unit officers acting on information, conducted a search of a Hotel Room located on Charlotte Street, where they uncovered just over nine (9) pounds of cocaine hidden in a suitcase. A woman from Guyana who had arrived earlier on a Caribbean airline was subsequently taken into custody.

Police are appealing to the public to share information on any illegal/suspicious activities in their communities, no matter how small or insignificant (the tip) may seem, members of the public are urged to anonymously contact the police at 919 or crime stoppers at 328-tips (8477) (New Providence) or 1-242-300-8476 (Family Islands)

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