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Police-NewsPossession of Controlled Drugs
* On Friday, February 20th at 6:23PM, San Pedro Quick Response Team conducted a house search at the apartment room of 27-year-old Deon Young in the San Juan Area. The search led to the discovery of two small transparent zip lock bags containing a white powdery substance suspected to be Cocaine, which amounted to 0.6 grams. Her was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Controlled Drugs.
* On Monday, February 23rd at 6:30PM 30-year-old Shamir Gonzalez was handed over to police by the Belize Coast Guard along with a transparent plastic bag containing cannabis. The drug was reportedly found on Gonzalez and weighed 3.94 grams. He was then arrested and formally charged for Possession of Controlled Drugs.
Sexual Assault
* A 12-year-old female minor visited the San Pedro Police Station in the presence of her mother and reported that on Wednesday, February 18th at around 5:30PM while she was at her father’s house he sexually assaulted her. A medical examination was also conducted on the minor that confirmed that she had been carnally known. Police are seeking the father, pending charges for sexual assault.
Found Drugs and Ammunition08 Found ammunition
* On Thursday, February 19th between the hours 1PM and 5:30PM, a team of Belize City Strike Team personnel assisted by the San Pedro Special Branch intelligence conducted a joint operation within San Pedro Town. As a result, a search was conducted in an empty lot in the San Pedrito Area which led to the discovery of 13 live rounds of 9mm ammunition (2 S&B and 11 Luger) and a black plastic bag containing 10 small parcels wrapped in transparent plastic totalling to 13.7 grams of suspected cannabis.
Drug Trafficking
*On Tuesday, February 24th at around 11:45AM police were conducting foot patrol on Swan Street in the Air Strip Area where they searched 28-year-old Marvin Bradley and found a black plastic bag containing cannabis weighing 148.9 grams. Police then arrested and charged Bradley for the crime of “Drug Trafficking’.

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