Ranchito woman charged over 17.8 g cannabis and crack
Police searched a home in Ranchito Village, Corozal District, on 30 January 2026 and arrested 38-year-old Sandra Aracelly Pineda after finding suspected crack cocaine she allegedly tried to discard and 17.8 grams of cannabis. She was charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply for the crack cocaine and possession of cannabis.
Police executed a search warrant at Pineda’s residence in Ranchito Village at
around 10 a.m. on 30 January 2026.[1]Sandra Aracelly Pineda, a 38-year-old
resident of Ranchito village in Corozal District, was arrested during the
search.[2]Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith, a police staff officer, gave
the police account of the search.[1]When officers entered and announced
themselves as police executing the search warrant, the arresting officer saw
Pineda pick up a transparent plastic bag and run through the house.[1]Officers pursued Pineda and saw her throw the plastic bag.[1]
When the bag was opened and inspected, it held several pieces of suspected crack
cocaine totaling 5.8 grams.[1]A subsequent search of Pineda found an
additional 17.8 grams of cannabis.[1]Corozal police formally arrested and
charged Pineda with possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply for the
5.8 grams of crack cocaine and possession of controlled drugs for the 17.8 grams
of cannabis.[3]
No one else in the home was charged because Pineda took full responsibility for
the drugs found on the premises.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
17.8 g
Agency
Corozal Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (17.8 g)
Setting
Home
Charges
possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply; possession of controlled drugs
Both drugs were described as suspected, and no laboratory confirmation was reported.
7NewsBelize gives the search date as 28 January 2026 while the other accounts give 30 January 2026; this report uses 30 January 2026.
The cannabis weight is reported as 17.8 grams and the crack weight as 5.8 grams without indicating measured precision.
The 5.8 grams of suspected crack cocaine is excluded from cannabis figures under the mixed-event rule.
No plea, bail ruling or court outcome beyond the charges was reported.
The Breaking Belize News account also reports a separate burglary and drug case involving Daniel Eck of Chan Chen Village, a different event left out here.
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