A resident of Mahogany Heights is indebted to the court for four thousand, five hundred dollars after being charged for drug trafficking.  Twenty-year-old Emmanuel Thompson pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply when he appeared unrepresented before the magistrate’s court earlier today.  On Saturday, Thompson was caught red-handed in possession of two hundred and thirty four grams of cannabis following a pursuit by police officers.  During the chase, he was seen disposing a bag containing two parcels of weed.  In court this morning, Thompson was fined and given until August thirty-first to clear the debt or, in default, serve eighteen months at the Belize Central Prison.

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