Carlos Lopez from Ladyville made big news in 2017 when he was caught with 5 bricks of cocaine weighing one kilo each. In August, that case quickly fell apart when a police witness failed to appear in court. So, he's out and a free man, pending a re-arrest that police have been talking about since August.
But that didn't stop him from getting in big trouble with the law again. Yesterday evening, Lopez and Kenrick Gentle were caught in this Toyota Four-Runner, allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana across the border. We note it's the same Four Runner he was caught in last time!
Customs say they caught the pair at the northern border checkpoint attempting to smuggle two and a half pounds of weed into Belize in a pillow case.
Customs detained them and handed the pair over to police who have charged them for drug trafficking. They were taken to court today for arraignment, and remanded.
Police sources note that high grade marijuana coming south from Mexico is in high demand, while cocaine - in drug planes and by other means - is going north to Mexico.
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