A 65-year-old Belize City man was sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge.[1] The man was identified as Orlando Anthony Fisher, an unemployed resident of Kelly Street.[1] Fisher appeared before the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 26 charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply.[1] Fisher pleaded guilty to the charge.[1] The court considered his extensive history of drug-related offenses, including five previous convictions, before imposing a custodial sentence of three months.[1] He was subsequently sent to prison to begin serving his sentence.[1]
Fisher was detained around midday on Friday, October 23 while police officers were conducting patrols in the Back-A-Town area of Belize City.[1] Police patrolling near Lindos Alley reported observing Fisher walking along East Collet Canal and said he appeared uneasy upon noticing their presence.[1] Officers conducting a search allegedly discovered a transparent green plastic bag containing suspected cannabis concealed in the front of his pants.[1] The substance was subsequently weighed and reportedly amounted to 61 grams.[1]
Under Belize’s Misuse of Drugs Act, possession of more than 60 grams of cannabis carries a legal presumption of intent to supply unless the contrary is proven.[1] The new sentence added another conviction to a criminal record that already included five previous drug offenses.[1]
