By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 54-year-old security guard and father of recently born twins pleaded guilty Monday to possessing 0.2 grams of crack cocaine after police allegedly found the drug in his pocket during a stop and search.
George Clinton Sanchez of Zacaranda Street appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on one count of possession of a controlled drug.
Police say Sanchez was on Marigold Lane in the Saint Martin de Porres area at around 9:50 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, when officers stopped and searched him.
During the search, police allegedly found two small pieces of a white substance suspected to be crack cocaine inside Sanchez’s left pants pocket. The substance was later weighed at 0.2 grams.
Sanchez pleaded guilty and became emotional while addressing the court, explaining that he is the father of newborn twins and asking the Senior Magistrate for leniency.
As a first-time offender, he was fined $100 plus $5 cost of court, bringing his total penalty to $105.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 54-year-old security guard and father of recently born twins pleaded guilty Monday to possessing 0.2 grams of crack cocaine after police allegedly found the drug in his pocket during a stop and search. George Clinton Sanchez of Zacaranda Street appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on one count
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