Belize City couple bailed on charge over 371 g of marijuana
A Belize City couple was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on a joint charge of possessing 371 grams of marijuana with intent to supply. Both pleaded not guilty and were granted bail of $1,500 each with a return date of March 31, 2022.
🇧🇿 Belize City Magistrate's Court, Belize City · Belize
Kareem Tyron Eaghan, 39, and Rosita Zelaya, 37, were brought into the Belize
City Magistrate’s Court charged jointly with possession of controlled drugs with
intent to supply to another.[1]The charge concerned 371 grams of marijuana, a
little more than half a pound, that police said was found in their possession.[1]They were represented by attorney Leroy Banner.[1]
Both pleaded not guilty to the charge.[1]There was no objection to bail, so
each was granted bail of $1,500 plus one surety of the same amount.[1]Court
records showed that Eaghan owed the court $305 and had to pay $100 before he
could post bail.[1]
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Only one account of the arraignment could be found, and it gives no date for the search or the alleged discovery of the marijuana.
The article does not say where the marijuana was found or whether it was seized from a home, a vehicle or the people themselves.
The 371-gram figure is the police-reported weight of suspected marijuana; no laboratory confirmation or value estimate was published.
No outcome after the March 31, 2022 return date is reported.
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