Two charged over 739g cannabis and pistol in Hattieville
Police searched a residence in Hattieville Village on 1 April 2026 and seized 739 grams of suspected cannabis, a Glock pistol and 43 rounds of ammunition. Two residents were arrested and jointly charged with drug, firearm and ammunition offences.
Police formally arrested and jointly charged 21-year-old Teja Robateau and
25-year-old Joshua Franklin, both of Hattieville Village.[1]The two face
charges of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply, keeping a
firearm without a gun licence, and keeping ammunition without a gun licence.[1]
Police executed a search warrant at a residence in Hattieville Village on 1
April 2026.[1]The search led to the discovery of seven parcels of suspected
cannabis weighing a total of 739 grams.[1]Officers also seized a Glock 9mm
pistol holding 13 live rounds and two extended 9mm magazines holding 13 and 17
live rounds.[1]
Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith, communications officer for the Belize
Police Department, said the packaging was consistent with distribution rather
than personal use.[1]Police said the manner in which the marijuana was
packaged raised concerns about possible drug trafficking.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Charged
2
Cannabis
739 g
Agency
Belize Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (739 g)
Setting
Home
Charges
possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply; kept firearm without a gun license; kept ammunition without a gun license
Case stage
Charged
Region
Belize District
Sources
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Open questions the AI reported
The article spells the surname as Taedra Robateau in its summary and Teja Robateau in the quoted police statement; the report uses the police-statement spelling.
The article spells the village as Hattiville/Hattieville; the report uses the standard Hattieville Village spelling.
No second independent account of the Hattieville search was found after searching.
No court outcome beyond the joint charges was reported.
Ten people were jointly charged after a 4 November police raid in San Pedrito, San Pedro Town, and three of them pleaded guilty to firearm, ammunition and cannabis offences, as reported on 6 November 2026. Police later circulated details of eleven people connected to the operation, and no sentences for the three pleas had been given.
Police formally arrested and jointly charged three San Pedrito residents with possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply after finding 278.1 grams of cannabis. One of the three was also charged over 10.7 grams of cocaine found in a search of her person, and all three chose to remain silent.
Police on Caye Caulker stopped a 28-year-old Honduran labourer riding a bicycle in the Bahia area at about 7:30 a.m. on 9 September 2026 and charged him with smoking cannabis in public. He was granted station bail and is due in the San Pedro Magistrate Court on 15 September.
Police in San Pedro arrested and jointly charged three residents after a 21 August 2026 raid in Boca del Rio found 1,312 grams of suspected cannabis alongside cocaine and crack. Each of the three faces three counts of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply to another.
