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Rural Weed In Abundance
posted (April 18, 2016)
Ladyville police are reporting that they made several drug seizures over the weekend. The first is school bag containing marijuana on a bus, and the other is package of marijuana that police found on 2 adults and a minor.

The Officer Commanding Ladyville police shared the details with the media today:

Inspector Juanito Cocom, OC, Ladyville Police
"We have two drugs seizures on Saturday 16th, April at about 1700 hours (5pm), the rural rapid response team removed a school bag containing four hundred and two point five grams of suspected cannabis off a public transportation. This occurred between miles 14 and 15 on the Philip Goldson Highway. The drugs was deposit as found property. Another drug seizure on Sunday 17th, April, 2pm, the relief personnel from Ladyville police on patrol interdicted 107.3 grams of suspected cannabis and subsequently charged 3 persons, a minor along with Darrell Franklyn, 36 years Belizean vendor and Rufino Hernandez, 28 years old. All of Lords Bank Village."

Another he didn't talk about is a drug and contraband bust that the same Rural Rapid Response team made on last week Thursday.

Acting on Intelligence, the officers visited the Crooked Tree home of 34 Rodwell Conorquie. Present with him at the time of the search was 34 year-old Shakira Codd. They officers found almost 14 ounces of marijuana and an assortment of Tecate Beers. Those are Mexican contraband, and so they have been confiscated and handed over to the Customs Department.

Apart from that offence, the two defendants will be facing one count of drug trafficking and one count possession of a controlled drug.

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