Top Bahamas Officials Indicted For Their Role In Smuggling 'Massive' Amounts of Cocaine to the U.S.

Bahamian police and military officers are accused of conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. and protecting “massive shipments” by air and sea in exchange for bribes (Credit: AFP)

A sweeping U.S. federal indictment has exposed a cocaine smuggling network involving Bahamian police and military officers who allegedly helped get drugs into the United States. The charges accuse senior law enforcement officials in The Bahamas of accepting bribes to aid traffickers in moving massive shipments of South American cocaine through the Caribbean into U.S. markets.

The indictment has charged 13 individuals with accepting bribes to facilitate smuggling operations, providing cover for drug smugglers by leaking intelligence, obstructing DEA investigations, and manipulating customs.