By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 35-year-old Belize City stevedore has picked up another conviction for possession of a crack pipe, only days after being released from prison.
Moises Conorquie, of a George Price Highway address, appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to possession of utensils used in connection with smoking a controlled drug.
The charge arose from an incident shortly after midnight on September 19, 2026, at the corner of Johnson Street and Cemetery Road.
According to the facts presented in court, police officers on motorcycle patrol saw Conorquie sitting in Constitution Park and approached him. During the encounter, officers reportedly found a silver metal pipe measuring approximately 3.8 centimetres inside a white cloth rag.
Police alleged that the pipe had been adapted for use in smoking a controlled drug.
Conorquie was escorted to the Precinct 1 Police Station, where he was charged.
He pleaded guilty in court and asked the Magistrate not to send him back to prison, telling the court that he had only been released the previous week.
Conorquie said he was released on Tuesday, September 15, after serving a three-month prison term. He also told the court that he had served another three-month sentence earlier this year, from January to March.
For his latest conviction, Conorquie was fined $400 plus $5 cost of court. He has until October 26, 2026, to pay the fine or face four months in prison in default.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 35-year-old Belize City stevedore has picked up another conviction for possession of a crack pipe, only days after being released from prison. Moises Conorquie, of a George Price Highway address, appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to possession of utensils used in connection with
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