By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A 58 year old unemployed man of Belize Corozal Road has been charged with possession of controlled drugs following a foot patrol in Orange Walk Town.
Police say the Quick Response Team was conducting foot patrol on Staines Alley around 4pm on Friday when officers noticed a man exiting a well known drug base.
An officer approached, identified himself and informed the man that a search would be conducted for illegal drugs, firearms or ammunition.
During the search, police found a transparent ziplock bag in his right hand containing a white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine.
He was placed under arrest, cautioned and informed of his constitutional rights, and escorted to the Orange Walk Police Station.
The suspected drugs were weighed in his presence at 0.36 grams, then placed in a labelled envelope and sealed with evidence tape.
Omar Amin Gonzalez was charged with possession of controlled drugs. He was granted station bail and is to appear at the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, September 2.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A 58 year old unemployed man of Belize Corozal Road has been charged with possession of controlled drugs following a foot patrol in Orange Walk Town. Police say the Quick Response Team was conducting foot patrol on Staines Alley around 4pm on Friday when officers noticed a man exiting
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