Joel Sutherland, a 42-year-old construction worker from Scotland Halfmoon Village in the Belize District, is at the Belize Central Prison. Police say that he was trafficking a huge amount of weed, 12.46 kilos - or 27 and a half pounds.
On Friday, carting on special branch intelligence, a joint law enforcement team consisting of officers from the Mobile Interdiction Team and the K-9 Unit, showed up at his house to conduct a search for illegal items. When they combed through the entire property, they ended up finding all those drugs in Sutherland's backyard, amounting to 12,465 grams. Reports are that the drugs were actually the high-grade marijuana known as "Mexican Kush". Another 12 pounds was reportedly found in an adjoining property.
He was arraigned today before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford on that single charge. Although he pleaded not guilty, he was not eligible for bail, due to the quantity of drugs. The Senior Magistrate remanded him into custody until his next court date, which is scheduled for October 21st.
Police suspect Sutherland was acting as a middleman for Mexican suppliers into the city.
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