Belize City Man Charged for Drug Trafficking in Corozal
A 27-year-old Belize City taxi driver has been arrested and charged with “Possession of Controlled Drugs with Intent to Supply to Another” following a police checkpoint operation.
On Thursday, October 24, around 12:30 p.m., police stopped a grey Toyota Camry taxi at a vehicular checkpoint between miles 66 and 67 on the Philip Goldson Highway in Corozal. The driver, identified as Karl Theodore Pope, was informed that a search would be conducted on the vehicle for drugs and illegal firearms. During the search, officers discovered eleven parcels of cannabis weighing a total of 9,540 grams.
Pope was subsequently charged with drug possession with intent to supply and pleaded guilty. He has been remanded to the Central Prison, awaiting sentencing in November.
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