By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 38-year-old Belize City man has been fined $405 and recorded a conviction for possession of a controlled drug following the discovery of just over 41 grams of marijuana.
Michael Foreman, a construction worker of #4314 Rivero Street, appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Mannon Dennison in Court #6 at the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he was read a single charge of possession of a controlled drug, namely 41.24 grams of cannabis.
Foreman wasted no time in pleading guilty to the charge. In mitigation, he told the court, “I told the cop I only used it to smoke. I nuh sell weed.”
For his guilty plea, Foreman was handed a non-custodial sentence of a $400 fine plus a $5.00 cost of court. He was given until April 30, 2026, to pay the total sum of $405. In default of payment, he will serve four weeks imprisonment.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 38-year-old Belize City man has been fined $405 and recorded a conviction for possession of a controlled drug following the discovery of just over 41 grams of marijuana. Michael Foreman, a construction worker of #4314 Rivero Street, appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Mannon Dennison in Court #6 at the
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