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Police Bust Weed On Sarteneja Bus
posted (February 14, 2014)
Belize City police from precincts 3 and 4 were on point today when they stopped a northbound bus at mile two on the Phillip Goldson Highway. Acting on intelligence, they came up with two packs of what looks to be high grade weed. ASP Tzib told us more:..

ASP Oscar Tzib, Precinct 4
"We have personnel from Precinct 3 and 4 intercepted a Sarteneja passenger bus that was traveling from Belize City to Sarteneja. Based on the information we pull off the bus on Chetumal Street where the Quick Response Team conducted a search of passengers, their luggage and inside the bus they abandoned a knapsack which the police search and they found two parcels of suspected cannabis. Nobody claim ownership and as a result the cannabis was confiscated and will be labeled as found property."

Jules Vasquez
"Is there an indication that there were people in Sarteneja who were expecting this package, based on how it was packed and the other things found in the bag?"

ASP Oscar Tzib, Precinct 4
"No, we do not have that information. It was just information that was relayed to us and base on that we went and did the search. But there was no information to indicate that anybody outside of the bus was waiting for those parcels."

The weed weighed in at 938 grammes or 2.07 pounds. If it is high grade weed as police surmise, it is valued at about 1,600 Belize dollars per pound.

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