Three charged in Bermuda over $3.6m cannabis smuggling plot; 79 lb alleged
Three Bermuda men appeared in Magistrates' Court in July 2021 accused of conspiring to smuggle more than $3.6 million worth of cannabis between an unknown date and December 2019, with about 79 pounds of drugs alleged to have been found. None entered a plea, and all were released on $30,000 bail with passport surrender orders pending a Supreme Court appearance.
Three Bermuda men, aged 27, 31 and 28, appeared in Magistrates’ Court on 12 July
2021 charged with conspiring to smuggle more than $3.6 million worth of
cannabis.[1]The charge alleged the conspiracy ran between an unknown date and
21 December 2019.[1]The court heard that about 79 pounds (35.8 kilograms) of
drugs were alleged to have been found, and the $3.6 million is the estimated
street value of the cannabis.[1]
None of the three was required to enter a plea because the case must be heard in
the Supreme Court.[1]Magistrate Tyrone Chin released all three on $30,000bail and ordered them to report to Hamilton Police Station three times a week.[1]The men were told they must report three times a week to Hamilton Police
Station and surrender their passports.[1]They were due back in the Supreme
Court on 1 September.[1]
Case data
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The article gives no date for the original seizure or arrests; only the conspiracy period ending 21 December 2019 is stated, and the incident date is the 12 July 2021 court appearance.
The article describes the alleged quantity as 'about 79 pounds of drugs' without stating the cannabis product, so it is recorded as flower and the weight as approximate (35.834 kg).
The $3.6 million figure is stated in the charge as the value of the cannabis and is not separately attributed to a police or court witness in the text.
No police agency, operation name or case number is reported for the investigation behind the charges.
Only one account, in The Royal Gazette, was found for this hearing; no agency statement or other outlet report could be opened.
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