Belize City Magistrates’ Court sentenced Evan Michael Gillett, 46, on September 28, 2026, after he pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis with intent to supply.[1][2] The case followed a police search the day before at a Nurse Seay Street residence, where officers found 1,295 g of cannabis.[1][2]
The sentence
Gillett’s 69-year-old father-in-law, Bert Foreman, had also been charged; Foreman pleaded not guilty, but prosecutors withdrew the charge after Gillett’s plea.[1][2] The magistrate sentenced Gillett to one year and nine months in prison, suspended for two years, and fined him $6,000.[1][2] He had to pay $2,000 immediately and the remaining $4,000 by June 30, 2027; failure to pay carries a three-year prison term.[1][2]
Gillett disputed the police account that he ran from officers and told the court he had not intended to supply the cannabis.[2] The magistrate treated his previous drug-possession conviction as an aggravating factor and reduced the prospective sentence after his guilty plea.[2]
