Rural cops then busted a man with 32 pounds of weed on Sunday morning. It happened around 9:35, when Police stopped Benque Viejo resident Angel Vidal at the mile 15 check point on the Western Highway. They searched his vehicle and found several parcels of weed in his trunk. Police told us more about this major bust.
Inspector Juanito Cocom - OC, Ladyville Police
"At 9:35am in Sunday, 23rd October, Hattieville police on a vehicle checkpoint at mile 15 on the George Price highway stopped a red Geo Prism vehicle driven at the time by Angel Vidal, 30 years, Belizean taxi driver of Central America Street, Benque Viejo. At the time he was accompanied by a minor. Searches on a luggage in the trunk of the vehicle revealed 16 parcels of suspected cannabis, amounting to 14.870 kilos. Both persons were arrested and charged with drug trafficking. They were arraigned today at magistrate court Belize City where Vidal pled guilty. He was fined $10,000 to be paid by 24th October, 2017. In default, 3 years imprisonment. The vehicle was forfeited as well and the charges against the minor were withdrawn."
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