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Placencia woman charged with drug trafficking

By on March 27, 2015

Police in Placencia are again reporting their successful drug operations as they prepare for Easter Activities on the peninsula.

With Easter being exactly one week away, Placencia Police continue to injure the drug activity on the peninsula sounding the alarm loudly that drugs on the peninsula is not tolerated.

Earlier this week, police conducted Anti-Drug Operations in Seine Bight and Placencia Villages which yielded a combined total of 1,362 grams of cannabis.

On Tuesday 24th March 27, 2015 about 11:30am while on Foot Patrol on the Side walk in Placencia Village, police’s attention was drawn to an adult female namely Shirley Garbutt who at the time was wearing a brown blouse and a blue short pants, and holding a brown medium size sling bag and upon seeing the police began acting suspiciously.

Shirley Garbut

Shirley Garbut

She was approached and informed of the police’s suspicion and a search was conducted inside the brown sling bag the she was holding.

The search led to the discovery of (2) black plastic bags, each contains green leaf substance suspected to be Cannabis.

35 year old Shirley Garbutt, a Belizean Domestic of Placencia Village was informed of the offence Committed, cautioned, placed under arrest and was escorted to the Placencia Police Station.

The suspected Cannabis was weighed in her presence which amounted to 136 grams. She was subsequently charged for Drug Trafficking.

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