Topic: cocaine
West Bay man remanded for business burglary
A West Bay man has been remanded in custody following a charge of burglary at a business premises in the Birch Tree Hill area of West Bay.
Immigration staffers guilty on multiple drug charges
Two Department of Immigration staffers were convicted Wednesday of possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
Police: Five ‘drug canoe captains’ in custody
Five individuals known to pilot shipments of illegal drugs back-and-forth between the Cayman Islands and other Caribbean ports are now in Her Majesty’s Prison, Northward, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed.
Gun and drugs add up to eight years in jail
Possession of an unlicensed firearm and 123 grams of cocaine added up to eight years imprisonment after Javier Howell pleaded guilty to both offenses.
15 years for carrying cocaine from Brac
A man who admitted to bringing 1.8 pounds of cocaine to Grand Cayman from Cayman Brac was sentenced this week to 15 years’ imprisonment.
2015 cocaine conspiracy case almost over
A cocaine case that started in 2015 almost concluded on Friday, when four men were scheduled to be sentenced for their various roles in a conspiracy to supply controlled drugs.
Man admits firearm, cocaine charges
Javier Howell, 26, pleaded guilty on Friday to possession of an unlicensed firearm, six rounds of ammunition and 123 grams of cocaine with intent to supply.
West Bay man who ran from police enters mixed pleas
A man who escaped police custody and then turned himself in was remanded in custody after entering several guilty pleas on Monday.
Man admits bringing cocaine from Brac
A man charged with having cocaine at Owen Roberts International Airport last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possession with intent to supply more than one pound, 12 ounces of the illegal drug.
Second man charged in Christmas cocaine robbery
Fred Ollen McLaughlin was refused bail on Friday afternoon after appearing in Summary Court in connection with the Christmas Eve robbery at an East End beach involving 50 to 60 pounds of cocaine.
Cocaine washes ashore at East End resort
This was not the kind of “white Christmas” that Bing Crosby was singing about. A resort security guard was confronted by a masked man wielding a machete after tourists found several bricks of cocaine washed up on an East End beach.
Man arrested with two pounds of cocaine at airport
An airline passenger traveling from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman was arrested with about two pounds of cocaine Monday morning, shortly after his arrival at Owen Roberts International Airport.
Split verdicts in cocaine conspiracy trial
Three men facing various charges of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs were found guilty of one or more charges after a Grand Court jury deliberated on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
Cocaine conspiracy trial begins
Three men who have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs appeared in Grand Court last week.
23 kilograms of cocaine found on Bodden Town beach
A local resident found 23 kilograms (50.7 lbs) of cocaine along the waterline at a Bodden Town beach Sunday morning.
Men swallowed liquid cocaine, court hears
Two Venezuelan nationals imported cocaine into the Cayman Islands by swallowing packages of the drug in liquid form, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran said on Friday.
Three Venezuelans plead guilty to cocaine charges
Three Venezuelan nationals appeared in Summary Court Thursday when they all pleaded guilty to importing cocaine.
Trial set for drugs found in car and apartment
Two people pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of possessing cocaine and ganja with intent to supply; they had their trial set for May 3. The defendants, Canute Sebastian Nairne and Laura Marie Quinn, were stopped by police on the morning of Dec. 27, 2016, along the Esterley Tibbetts Highway.
Woman bailed, man in custody for cocaine
Two people stopped in a vehicle check on Boxing Day appeared in Summary Court on Thursday accused of possessing drugs with intent to supply and possessing approximately $7,000 as criminal property.
UPDATED: Cocaine, ganja, gun found in Windsor Park raid
A police raid Tuesday at a Windsor Park home led to three arrests and found substances believed to be ganja and cocaine. A firearm was also recovered in the search, Royal Cayman Islands Police said.
Three sentenced in cocaine conspiracy
Three people were sentenced Wednesday after admitting they conspired with Alexander Adrian Ebanks to supply controlled drugs. Ebanks was sentenced last month to 6 1/2 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to offenses that included seven charges of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs.
Sentence cut for coke in hammocks case
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal reduced from 12 years to 10 the sentence imposed on Kenecia Melissa Millwood after she was found guilty of importing over six pounds of cocaine in 2014. Attorney Amelia Fosuhene argued successfully on Thursday that 12 years was manifestly excessive.
Two plead guilty to cocaine conspiracy
Seven people appeared in Grand Court on Friday accused of conspiring with Alexander Adrian Ebanks to supply controlled drugs. All were given return dates, with two who pleaded guilty coming back for sentencing on Sept. 28.
Cocaine conspirator given 6.5-year prison sentence
Alexander Adrian Ebanks was sentenced on Thursday to 6.5 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to offenses that included seven charges of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs.
Guilty plea entered in cocaine conspiracy
Alexander Adrian Ebanks, 25, pleaded guilty in Grand Court on Monday to conspiracy to import a kilo of cocaine.
Bail granted on cocaine, ganja charges
A driver stopped by police on May 19 was granted bail on Tuesday following his appearance in Summary Court for charges that include possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
Revolver, cocaine seized in George Town house search
Police arrested five people following a search of a home in George Town on Friday. Two of those arrested were charged and appeared in court on firearms possession charges on Monday.
