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Alleged Weed Dealer Silent In Court
posted (October 17, 2014)
25 year old Calbert Hubert Young, is in jail tonight after police busted him inside his home with over 45 pounds of weed in two sacks and two plastic bags. He was today fined and confined when he was convicted of a single count of possession of a controlled drugs with intent to supply to another person. He was sentenced to 5 years for that and also hit with a fine of $10,000 dollars in default three more years in jail.

On September 15 of last year, the GSU raided his Belize City home and when he was asked if he had anything to declare, he told police, "I have a sack of weed inside my room."

In his own defense today, Young chose to remain silent when he was called to answer to the charge. The Chief Magistrate told Young, he gave her nothing to take into consideration so she only had the prosecution side to take into consideration and in her view, he proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

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