Police said warrants were executed at the Le Pond restaurant on Mackey Street, the Village Pub on Balfour Avenue and Club Fantasy on 6th Terrace, Centreville.<\/p>\n
Police Inspector Walter Evans yesterday told The Bahama Journal that 47 persons were taken into police custody for gambling, prostitution and solicitation.<\/p>\n
Late last year, officers made a similar arrest at Club Cabaret Seduction, a nightclub in the West Ridge shopping plaza. <\/p>\n
At the time 76 persons – including patrons of various nationalities, plus the establishment’s proprietors – were arrested.<\/p>\n
Police officials were also expected to haul two men before the courts sometime early this week following their arrest this past Sunday on drug related charges.<\/p>\n
Police reports indicate that the arrest came after Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers observed a Chevy van traveling south on Coral Harbour Road “at a very slow speed.”<\/p>\n
Officers became suspicious and stopped the vehicle, which had two male occupants, police said.<\/p>\n
“A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 28 crocus sacks and three five-gallon containers of suspected marijuana,” Police Inspector Walter Evans said. <\/p>\n
“Both persons – a 49-year-old resident of Yellow Elder Gardens and a 32-year-old resident of Coconut Grove – were arrested.”<\/p>\n
The drugs have an estimated street value of close to $2 million, according to police. <\/p>\n
By: Macushla N. Pinder, The Bahama Journal<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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