A former Royal Bahamas Defence Force Chief Petty Officer, Darrin Alexander Roker, is scheduled to change his plea in a high-profile cocaine smuggling case involving alleged corruption among Bahamian government officials. The hearing is set for October 24, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods in the Southern District of New York. Roker, along with Chief Superintendent Elvis Curtis and William Simeon, was indicted for their purported roles in facilitating the transportation of large quantities of cocaine from The Bahamas to the United States. Prosecutors claim the defendants abused their official positions to enable the drug trafficking operation. The trio, among several Bahamians named in a federal indictment, were arrested in the US last year. The case arises from a federal investigation that uncovered a network of traffickers moving tons of cocaine into the US since 2021, allegedly with the complicity of corrupt officials. The defendants had previously requested additional time to review evidence and negotiate potential plea agreements.