Second man sentenced in $14 million drug bust

Read storyA second Haitian boat captain was sentenced to four years in jail for his role in a drug seizure worth several million dollars.

Roberson François, 39, pled guilty to four drug-related charges, including possession with intent to supply, drug importation and conspiring to sell cocaine.

He was given four years for each charge but will serve the four sentences at the same time.

François was arrested last week Thursday off Great Inagua when American and Bahamian officers found 600 pounds of cocaine hidden on a boat he was captain of.

Four men and one woman were charged along with the Haitian captain. All have pled not guilty and were denied bail.

The arrest in Great Inagua was one of two seizures from the area that day, which led to the confiscation of 1,400 pounds of cocaine.

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