Fireman Arrested in Orange Walk for Drug Possession

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man from the Orange Walk District on two counts of possession of controlled drugs.

On Tuesday, October 29, around 6:15 p.m., officers executed a search warrant at the home of Nelson Balan, a Belizean fireman. Upon their arrival, Balan was observed fleeing into a room and discarding two transparent plastic bags. These bags were retrieved and found to contain suspected cannabis.

A subsequent search revealed two additional small plastic bags with suspected cannabis and one bag containing suspected cocaine. The suspected cannabis weighed 24 grams, while the suspected cocaine weighed 0.72 grams. Nelson Balan was arraigned and fined $1,200 BZD, along with $5.00 in court costs.