Police made a major cocaine bust in the north last night. The search of a fisherman's home in Sarteneja at around 9:00 turned up 53 pounds of cocaine. That's 25 bricks of cocaine - commonly the number found in a bail - which are how the cartels package them. Tonight, four persons have been remanded after they were charged with drug trafficking.
The Commissioner of Police gave us a briefing this morning:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"The police in the Corozal District in particular the Corozal police along with some of the elements that we have currently deployed in the northern area as a part of our northern operations conduct an operation yesterday or last night sometime around 9:00 Pm there about in the Sarteneja area the operation took them to a home where searches were conducted and the search led to the discovery of 25 parcels of what we suspect to be Cocaine. The cocaine was taken into police custody along with 4 persons who were found at the home. The four persons included three male and one female at the Corozal police station the suspected cocaine was weighed and it amounted to just over 28 kilograms. Those persons as I said are in police custody and are expected to be charged today for drug trafficking."
And shortly after that interview, the charges were made public. The owner of the home 35 year old Armando Torres, and charged along with 36 year old Mirna Durantes, 32 year old Delwyn Novelo and 37 year old Nigel Neal for "Possession of Controlled Drugs with Intent to Supply." All 4 persons were arraigned at the Corozal magistrates court, where the homeowner, Torres, pleaded guilty with an explanation - which ended up with no plea being entered. The other three accused pleaded not guilty. All four were remanded to the Belize Central prison and are expected to return to court on November 15th.
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