Police searched a residence in Lords Bank Village, Belize District, on the morning of 19 December 2018.[1] At the house officers found a .22 K-62 PAT-Ten brand handgun with a black handle and a serial number, and one suspected cannabis plant.[1] Edward Ferguson and Erwin Lanza were present during the search.[1] Both men were arrested and charged with keeping a firearm without a gun licence and with cultivation of cannabis.[1]
Two men charged after one cannabis plant and unlicensed gun found in Lords Bank
Police searching a home in Lords Bank Village, Belize District, on the morning of 19 December 2018 found one suspected cannabis plant and a .22 handgun. Edward Ferguson and Erwin Lanza, who were present, were arrested and charged with cultivating cannabis and keeping a firearm without a licence.
🇧🇿 Lords Bank Village, Belize District · Belize
- Arrested
- 2
- Charged
- 2
- Plants destroyed
- 1
- Cannabis
- Living plants
- Case stage
- Charged
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Arrested
- 2
- Charged
- 2
- Plants destroyed
- 1
- Agency type
- Police
- Cannabis
- Living plants (1 plants)
- Activity
- Cultivation
- Setting
- Home
- Charges
- keeping a firearm without a gun licence; cultivation of cannabis
- Case stage
- Charged
- Region
- Belize District
Sources
- Breaking Belize Newsbreakingbelizenews.com2 men charged for cannabis cultivation and unlicensed gun
Open questions the AI reported
- Only one source, a short Breaking Belize News item, reported the search; no police statement or second outlet account could be found.
- The plant is described only as suspected cannabis, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
- The item gives no weight for the cannabis or street value for the plant.
- Whether the men were released on bail and any court date or outcome are not reported.
- The article gives no specific date for the search beyond "yesterday morning"; 19 December 2018 is inferred from the publication date.
