Police still haven’t said how they found over 50 pounds of cocaine on the South end of San Pedro Town over the weekend. And the cops still aren’t releasing very much info, likely because intelligence led them to seize a bail of cocaine that belonged to a drug runner – who lost half a million dollars’ worth of product. Here’s how the Press Officer put it:
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood - Police Press Officer
"I can tell you that this finding of that 25 parcels was based on information intelligence work on the part of San Pedro Police. If we found one we are looking to see if there is anymore and we will continue to safeguard the citizens of San Pedro and Caye Caulker and even inland - we don't know where this came from but we can tell you that we have taken the necessary steps to step up the man power on the island especially."
Reporter
"Have you been able to quantify the local value of this finding?"
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood - Police Press Officer
"The local value of this find from street sources in the tune of about 450,000 dollars, Belize dollars, that's locally. I know that the international market has their own value."
A police report says the police recovered the sack of cocaine four miles south of San Pedro town.
It contained twenty five parcels - which is the standard package for a bail of cocaine - each weighing just over a kilo, amounting to a total weight of 57.5 pounds. The north end of Ambergris Caye – near the Mexican border - is well known for wet drops and many have died there because of the intense competition for these drug packages.
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