Man denies drug smuggling charge A police officer escorts Gerran Nottage into court yesterday. AHVIA J. CAMPBELL
A man has been charged over the discovery of 14.8 pounds of marijuana, valued at $124,000, at Bahamas Customs on University Drive.
Gerran Nottage, of Angel Drive, Eastwood Estates, pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to supply; possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply; conspiracy to import dangerous drugs and importation of dangerous drugs at his arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes yesterday.
Prosecutors say that the conspiracy took place between December 23, 2020 and January 13, 2021. The importation and possession occurred on January 13.
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James Anwar Johnson, a former accounts clerk is pictured below.
He was sentenced Friday evening after being convicted on the following charges; falsification of accounts, stealing by reason of employment, and attempted stealing by reason of employment.
Court documents show he stole $258,000 in public funds.
Johnson is required to pay a fine of $12,500 in order to avoid an additional two years in prison.
Johnson was represented by attorney Bjorn Ferguson. Johnson is the relative of former Cabinet Secretary Camille Johnson who recently retired from the service.
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Pair accused of Crown land scam
Police on Monday charged a man and woman with trying to sell Crown land.
Prosecutors say Hertha Jenkins, 53, of Monastery Park, and Dawson Bullard, 34, of Garden Hills Number 2, attempted to steal a parcel of Crown Land in the Carmichael Village area, valued at $44,000 per acre, from the Bahamas government in 2020. Jenkins faced 13 counts of fraud by false pretenses in relation to $48,200 that she allegedly received.
As for Bullard, he faced four counts of fraud by false pretenses after he allegedly received $13,300.
Dawson Bullard is escorted to court yesterday.
Jenkins allegedly issued three people’s forged acknowledgment letters from the Department of Lands and Survey in 2020.