On Tuesday’s news, we told you about 26-year-old Melvin Velasquez. He’s the Bowen and Bowen delivery truck driver from Pomona Village who police busted with weed in his truck. Well, his now former employer, Bowen and Bowen has confirmed that he has pleaded guilty.
A press release from the beverage company says, quote, “We are managing the situation internally through dismissal of the delivery truck driver and the termination of the other two members of the truck crew.
Bowen & Bowen takes this incident very seriously and has zero tolerance for illegal activity. We expect our employees to abide by the laws of our country and to conduct themselves with the highest ethical standards.†End quote.
As we told you, at around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, police stopped the truck while it was on its delivery runs in the Stann Creek District. The cops had intel that the Coke truck was carrying cannabis. Police asked Velasquez, who was driving, if he had anything to declare. That’s when he willingly admitted that he had weed on him. He pulled a black plastic bag from under the driver’s seat. It contained 2.6 ounces of weed, and anything over 60 grams qualifies as drug trafficking - so that was the charge.
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