| Cayo Cops Come Up On Weed/Weapon Bust |
| Tue, May 24, 2016 |
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Police in San Ignacio came up big last week Friday when they discovered upwards of 33 pounds of cannabis and an unlicensed firearm in the streets of San Ignacio. The first discovery was made around 5 am on Friday. San Ignacio Police were on mobile patrol between miles 68 and 69 on the George Price Highway and upon making checks by the police booth in front of Rumors Resort, they discovered a black plastic bag wrapped in transparent tape. Inside that bag was a large quantity of suspected cannabis. The substance weighed in at a total of 14,968 grams- approximately 33 pounds. Further searches in the area lead to the discovery of a smaller black plastic bag which also contained suspected cannabis. The substance in this bag weighed approximately 170 grams. Searches continued in the area which lead police to discover a 20 gauge sawed off shotgun with a wooden brown stock, and a brown wooden handle. Inside the barrel of the shotgun police discovered a single RIO Brand cartridge. No one was around the area when the discovery was made and as a result the items were deposited as found property.
The second discovery was made at around 3:20 pm on that same day. San Ignacio police were conducting operations in Unitedville Village and while conducting searches in the area of Ingram Creek they discovered a blue and white lard bucket. Nothing incriminating about that, but upon opening the bucket police discovered a gram scale and a black plastic bag containing some 315 grams of suspected cannabis. Likewise no one was around the area at the time and so the items were deposited as found property.
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