An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  1. Home
  2. Newsroom
  3. Local Media Release
  4. Bahamian Sentenced to 18 Months Incarceration

Bahamian Sentenced to 18 Months Incarceration

Release Date
Tue, 08/28/2012

West Palm Beach, Fla. - On August 23, Lynx Jones, a Bahamian citizen, was sentenced to 18 months incarceration, 48 months supervised release, and charged a $100 special assessment for violation of Title 21 United States Code, Section 952, Importation of a Controlled Substance, namely marijuana in excess of 100 kilograms.

On April 11, Border Patrol agents assigned to the West Palm Beach Station arrested Lynx Jones, a Bahamian citizen, for smuggling 423 pounds of marijuana from the Bahamas into the United States onboard a small go-fast vessel.

On June 13, Jones pled guilty to one count of Importation of a Controlled Substance.

The case was investigated by the Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations with significant assistance from the CBP Office of Air and Marine and the U.S Coast Guard.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rinku Tribuiani, Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach, Fla.

The U.S. Border Patrol's Miami Sector is committed to ensuring America's borders remain safe, and that dangerous individuals are prevented from making it further into the interior of the United States and into our communities.

CBP welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity, including drug and alien smuggling, and remain anonymous by calling the Border Patrol toll free at (877) 872-7435.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control, and protection of our Nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021