Two persons arrested in drug operation in San Pedro Town
Thursday, June 19th, 2014
Two San Pedro Town residents have been arrested and charged for drug trafficking by the San Pedro Police Department following a drug operation on the island. They have been identified by police as Karim Gonzalez and Reina Galdamez. The couple was at home on Tuesday June 17th when police executed a drug search on their premises.
According to San Pedro police, at about 2PM on Tuesday, a joint operation between Special Branch and Crime Investigation Branch was conducted. That led officers to a search of a home on Boca del Rio Drive in San Pedro Town. At the residence at the time of the operation were Gonzalez and his common-law wife Galdamez.
According to police, during the search officers found four parcels of compressed cannabis in a transparent bag, along with several other small transparent Ziploc bags, containing cannabis that all amounted to 16o.9 grams. Police said that the drugs were found concealed inside a locker inside the house.
Both husband and wife were shown the discovery and informed of the offence, and since then have been arrested and charged for the crime of drug trafficking.
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