By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A 49-year-old laborer spent the remainder of his Christmas holidays in police custody after he was caught attempting to discard suspected drugs during a mobile patrol.
Police reports indicate that around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2025, officers were conducting a routine patrol when they observed a man, later identified as Elio Gonzalez, walking ahead of the police vehicle. Upon noticing the officers, Gonzalez reportedly reached into his right front pocket and threw an object into a nearby grassy area.
Suspicious of the action, officers stopped and approached Gonzalez. A search of his person yielded no illicit items; however, a search of the area where the object was discarded led to the discovery of two transparent plastic bags containing a white powdery substance.
Gonzalez was escorted to the police station, where the substance was weighed in his presence and found to total 0.4 grams of suspected cocaine. He was formally arrested and charged on Friday, December 26, with Possession of a Controlled Drug.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A 49-year-old laborer spent the remainder of his Christmas holidays in police custody after he was caught attempting to discard suspected drugs during a mobile patrol. Police reports indicate that around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2025, officers were conducting a routine patrol when they observed a man,
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