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Presented By:
Mr. Basil CollieAssistant Superintendent of Police
Drug Enforcement UnitRoyal Bahamas Police Force
At the Thirty-Fourth 34th Regular Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse
Control Commission (CICAD)
Montreal, CanadaNovember 17th to 20th, 2003
Drug Trafficking in the BahamasDrug Trafficking in the Bahamas
Columbia
Jamaica
U.S.A.
Bahamas
Turks and Caicos
Haiti and Dominican Republic
100,000 sq. miles of 100,000 sq. miles of Bahamian Territorial Bahamian Territorial
Waters is equivalent to Waters is equivalent to the size of the State of the size of the State of
California.California.
Go-Fast Boat laden with illicit drugs Go-Fast Boat laden with illicit drugs enroute to Florida being chased by an enroute to Florida being chased by an
O.P.B.A.T. Helicopter.O.P.B.A.T. Helicopter.
An O.P.B.A.T. Helicopter on routine An O.P.B.A.T. Helicopter on routine Patrol in the Bahamas with Tripart Patrol in the Bahamas with Tripart
Team Members onboard.Team Members onboard.
O.P.B.A.T. Surface Asset O.P.B.A.T. Surface Asset successfully intercepts drug successfully intercepts drug
shipment.shipment.
O.P.B.A.T. Command Center in the O.P.B.A.T. Command Center in the BahamasBahamas
O.P.B.A.T. Helicopters with Tripart O.P.B.A.T. Helicopters with Tripart Team Members on a Joint Training Team Members on a Joint Training
Exercise.Exercise.
O.P.B.A.T. Black Hawk Helicopter O.P.B.A.T. Black Hawk Helicopter preparing to insert a Rapid Response preparing to insert a Rapid Response
Strike Force Team.Strike Force Team.
The “Avenger”: A specially The “Avenger”: A specially built law enforcement speed built law enforcement speed
boatboat
O.P.B.A.T. Team Members conducting O.P.B.A.T. Team Members conducting surveillance on drug smugglers as they stash surveillance on drug smugglers as they stash
their illicit cargo on an uninhabited cay in their illicit cargo on an uninhabited cay in The Bahamas.The Bahamas.
O.P.B.A.T. Team Members seized 1,100 O.P.B.A.T. Team Members seized 1,100 kilograms of Cocaine and Arrested several kilograms of Cocaine and Arrested several persons. Indictments pending for others.persons. Indictments pending for others.
Major Drug SeizuresMajor Drug Seizures1992 to 20031992 to 2003(Summation)(Summation)
1992 - 20031992 - 2003
CocaineCocaine
MarijuanaMarijuana
Marijuana Marijuana PlantsPlants
Hashish OilHashish Oil
43,704 43,704 lbs.lbs.
59,155 59,155 lbs.lbs.
53,34553,345
9,0949,094
414414
Type of DrugsType of Drugs QuantityQuantity Persons Persons ArrestedArrested
Major Drug SeizuresMajor Drug SeizuresSince O.P.B.A.T.’s Since O.P.B.A.T.’s
InceptionInception
1982 - 20031982 - 2003
CocaineCocaine
MarijuanaMarijuana
185,236 lbs.185,236 lbs.
883,705 lbs.883,705 lbs.
Type of DrugsType of Drugs QuantityQuantity