By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 46-year-old Belize City businessman has avoided immediate jail time after pleading guilty to possession of 1,295 grams of marijuana with intent to supply.
Evan Michael Gillett appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Monday alongside his 69-year-old father-in-law, Bert Foreman, following a police search conducted on Sunday, September 27.
Gillett pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply, while Foreman pleaded not guilty.
According to the facts presented in court, police received information from the Fusion Center about a vehicle suspected of transporting drugs. Officers were later directed to a residence on Nurse Seay Street, where they allegedly saw Gillett running from the house.
Police say that after he was detained, Gillett told officers that marijuana was inside a drum and expressed concern that his father-in-law could be taken to jail. A search reportedly led to the discovery of a yellow bag containing suspected cannabis weighing 1,295 grams.
In court, Gillett accepted responsibility but disputed the allegation that he had run from police. He also told the court that he had not intended to supply the marijuana to anyone.
The Magistrate initially considered a starting sentence of two years’ imprisonment and an $8,000 fine. Gillett’s previous drug conviction was treated as an aggravating factor, increasing the prospective sentence to two years and six months and the fine to $9,000.
However, a one-third reduction was applied for his early guilty plea.
Gillett was ultimately sentenced to one year and nine months in prison, suspended for two years, and fined $6,000. He was ordered to pay $2,000 immediately, with the remaining $4,000 due by June 30, 2027.
The court explained that the suspended sentence means Gillett will not immediately serve the one-year-nine-month prison term, but it remains hanging over him during the two-year suspension period and could be activated if he is convicted of another offence.
Following Gillett’s guilty plea, the prosecution withdrew the charge against Foreman, who was free to leave the court.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 46-year-old Belize City businessman has avoided immediate jail time after pleading guilty to possession of 1,295 grams of marijuana with intent to supply. Evan Michael Gillett appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Monday alongside his 69-year-old father-in-law, Bert Foreman, following a police search conducted on Sunday, September
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