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Police-NewsPossession of Controlled Drugs
*On Tuesday, October 21st a team of police personnel conducted a personal search on 24-year-old Mariano Teul. The search led to the discovery of a wrapped cigarette containing 0.2 grams of suspected cannabis. Teul was formally arrested and charged for the crime of “Possession of Controlled Drugs”.
Found Property
*On Tuesday, October 21sta team of police personnel conducted a search near the residence of a known drug dealer in the San Pedrito Area. The search was a result of Special Branch information and led to the discovery of a black plastic bag containing 179 grams of suspected cannabis, a small white and orange plastic container containing 127 grams of suspected cannabis and a transparent plastic bag containing 14 grams of suspected cannabis. All items were found amidst a pile of garbage. The drugs were labelled and deposited as “Found Property”.
*On Tuesday, October 21sta team of police personnel conducted a search on an open lot in the San Pedrito Area. The search led to the discovery of a transparent plastic bag containing 15.3 grams of suspected cannabis. The drugs were labelled and deposited as “Found Property”.
* On Tuesday, October 21st a team of police personnel conducted a search near the residence of a known drug dealer on Swan Street. The search led to the discovery of a transparent bag containing 19.4 grams of suspected cannabis. The suspected drugs was labelled and deposited as “Found Property”.
Drug Trafficking
*On Tuesday, October 21st, San Pedro Police conducted a search at the residence of 35-year-old Pablo Barbosa and 39-year-old Claudia Barbosa based on Special Branch information. The search led to the discovery of a transparent bag containing suspected crack cocaine. The drugs were weighed and amounted to 18.9 grams. Both persons were formally arrested and charged for the crime of “Drug Trafficking”.


*On Tuesday, October 21st, San Pedro Police conducted a search inside a room at a hotel on Barrier Reef Drive being occupied by 45-year-old American national Paul David Smith. The search led to the discovery of two small plastic bags containing 2.3 grams of suspected cocaine, a transparent bag containing 0.6 grams of suspected cannabis and a silver metal pipe measuring three inches in length. Smith was formally arrested and charged for the crimes of “Drug Trafficking”, “Possession of Controlled Drugs” and “Possession of Pipe”.

Paul David Smith
Paul David Smith

Burglary
*26-year-old American national Catherine Clary living in the San Pablo Area reported that on Tuesday, October 14th her home was burglarized. She reported that at around8PM she left her grey in colour LENLX brand camera bag in her home which contained: one black Nikon brand camera valued at $4,000USD, one vintage PENTAX K1000 brand camera valued at $350USD and an extra attachable camera lens valued at $400USD and an assortment of memory cards valued at $300USD. Upon her arrival back at home she noticed that her house had been burglarized and that her camera bag was missing. The total value of items stolen amounted to $5,050USD. The matter is under investigation. Anyone with information on the items can contact the San Pedro Police Station at 206-2022.

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