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Accused Heroine Traffickers Get Bail
Fri, January 23, 2015
The 4 men who were busted 2 weeks ago in Corozal with 40 pounds of heroin worth several million dollars, are out of jail tonight after they were granted bail in the Supreme Court today. You may remember 32 year old Jose Antonio Lara, 30 year old Lenon Tillett, 42 year old Gerardo Allen and 35 year old Heirder Perez who Anti-Drug Unit police searched by accident because they were looking for a stolen car.

Well, their attorney took the bail application before Justice Troadio Gonzalez today and he successfully convinced the judge that they deserve to be free while awaiting their trial. Justice Gonzalez agreed and granted them bail of $50,000 each on the condition that they surrender all travel documents and report to police station in the districts where they live.

As we told you, Monday evening, January 12, all 4 men were socializing outside a restaurant located at the entrance of Corozal. The police Anti Drug Unit decided to search them because they were looking for a stolen vehicle which matched the description of the Chevy Tahoe they were driving in. The officers searched the vehicle and were surprised to come upon 19.621 Kilograms - or 43 pounds - of heroin, the largest bust in Belize history. The street value is estimated at anywhere between 2 and 4 million US dollars.

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