Three San Pedro residents jointly charged over 278 grams of cannabis
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.
🇧🇿 San Pedrito, San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye · Belize
Three residents of San Pedrito, San Pedro Town, were formally arrested and
jointly charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply after
the discovery of 278.1 grams of cannabis.[1]Police identified the accused as
Sheildy E. Rodriguez Jacome, Euthrofio Oscar Lisbey and Joel Amalio Herrata.[1]Detective Constable Arley Castillo formally arrested and charged the three
on October 25, 2026, police said.[1]
All three were cautioned by police and elected to remain silent.[1]At a
police press briefing on Monday, Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith said
Jacome was additionally charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent
to supply after 10.7 grams of cocaine was found in a search of her person.[1]Police have not disclosed further details of the circumstances of the arrests.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Charged
3
Cannabis
278.1 g
Agency
Belize Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (278.1 g)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Charge
possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply
The account is an arrest and charge report; no plea, court date or sentence was published.
The circumstances of the discovery of the cannabis are not described, so it is not known where the 278.1 grams were found or whether a search warrant was executed.
Only one account of these charges could be opened; no police statement, second outlet report or separate official release was found.
The account does not say whether the substance was laboratory-confirmed as cannabis.
The 10.7 grams of cocaine found on Jacome is excluded from the cannabis figures under the mixed-event rule.
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 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.
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.
