Over the past year, several barrels of weed gummies have been intercepted and destroyed. And so you will see some people would get green, which would mean that there is no intervention from customs; they can take their shipment. “We have our modules there that we can identify high risk items and low risk items. Tonight, the Customs and Excise Department breaks its silence on the weed-laced gummies. But the garbage man, likewise, or the yardman, also dug into the boxes and he too took some of those gummies, as well as other persons who were at the dumpsite at that particular moment.” From what I was briefed yesterday, the boxes containing these gummies were taken to our national exhibit room in Belize City for safekeeping, pending the return of the results that were requested from the lab.” “So, for us to have been sure, it was sent to the lab for testing and about three weeks ago, from what I was briefed yesterday, the boxes containing these gummies were taken to our national exhibit room in Belize City for safekeeping, pending the lab results that were requested.” So customs works with its local law enforcement intelligence cells and agencies as well as our regional international counterparts to stem the flow of these commodities through sharing of information.” But the garbage man, likewise, or the yardman, also dug into the boxes and he too took some of those gummies, as well as other persons who were at the dumpsite at that particular moment. Prime Minister Drew continues face-to-face engagements with CARICOM Heads of Government Bustillos, who was released on BDZ$7,000 bond, was charged with ten counts of negligent damage in relation to the youngsters who were hospitalized after eating marijuana-laced candies. The discovery was made around three-thirty today when law enforcement officers visited the cargo section at Tropic Air. But we‘re still looking to the investigation and if we should come across imperative evidence that they had knowledge and, despite that, still sold it to children then they too can be held to account.” It was just a matter for him to have signed the diary and received those items and from what we know, the items were properly handed over to him, and that’s it.” Here’s the latest on that investigation. But the garbage man, or yardman, also dug into the boxes and took some of those gummies, as did other people at the dumpsite.” Williams added that based on his briefing, “the exhibit keeper decided to dispose of these gummies by way of putting them in a garbage trailer that is kept inside the Queen Street Police Station compound” sometime last week. “Initial information is that the treats were purchased from two individuals, who are now in police custody along with some recovered items,” the Office of the Prime Minister stated. The human element will always be a component that is of consideration that goes with whether it’s customs or any other law enforcement agencies the human element is something to consider. So while this person we recognize his name and his address, his telephone number and all that we flag that for high risk for any future consignment that is being imported understanding also that once these actors recognize that they’ve been stopped they try other means. The Anti Narcotics Unit (ANU) retrieved the gummies and samples were taken and sent to the National Forensic Science Services for analysis because we did not know then what those gummies were or what they represent. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams retread the sequence of events from the time law enforcement took possession of the shipment on January twenty-fifth to the dismissal of the officer in question. The weed gummies were disposed of at the Belize City Transfer Station and ultimately ended up on sale at Saint Luke’s Methodist School where dozens of children consumed them and fell sick. The Belize Police Department has determined that one of their own, an officer who has been on interdiction since March 2021, was the intended recipient of a consignment of weed gummies that were shipped from the United States. He said while the police have not yet received the result from the National Forensic Science Services testing, he has been informed by the director of the National Forensic Science Services “that the test on the gummies have concluded and it is confirmed to contain cannabis.” “Initial information is that the treats were purchased from two individuals, who are now in police custody along with some recovered items,” the Office of the Prime Minister said in the statement. Williams stated the police were seeking for a person of interest to question him after what happened. That person knows better there’s a procedure when you go to throw away confiscated /government property. I can’t see how the people that were selling could say, well, they were not aware that this was not candy because I’m sure they have read what it was in when they pick it up. P.M. Briceño says the action of the exhibit keeper, if proven true, is inexcusable. There are some of those persons who are involved in the selling. Were the confiscated cannabis edibles that created chaos at Saint Luke’s Methodist last week properly handed over as evidence to the police department? And again, both the minister on the commissioner of police said that they will leave no stone unturned to be able to find the perpetrators, those that are responsible for this. According to the P.M., he became outraged when he first heard the news and ordered that an investigation be immediately launched into the matter. The illegal items were handed over to the police before making its way onto the streets. A thorough investigation was launched and it was later revealed that the packaged drug-infused candies were imported in a barrel and intercepted by the Customs and Excise Department. That person is believed to be a police officer who has been on interdiction since March 2021. However, Williams acknowledged that a sting operation has commenced to nab the person whom the barrel was intended for. Thompson says that no personnel attached to the Customs and Excise Department has been found to be complicit in this incident. “We have further enhanced our risk management operations adding an intelligence driver approach as well. Thompson says that beyond laced candy, there are actually compressed weed and guns and ammunition that are intercepted at the various ports of entry. Of course, we have to recognise that these nefarious actors are constantly monitoring law enforcement and so we have to also be proactive and innovative in our law enforcement approach. “We know that this incident happened and so this person will be flagged continuing if he intends to import anymore. Also, A.C.P. Romero says samples have been sent to the forensic laboratory for testing.We have also received the drug certificate in that regard and so investigation is still ongoing.”He said while the police have not yet received the result from the National Forensic Science Services testing, he has been informed by the director of the National Forensic Science Services “that the test on the gummies have concluded and it is confirmed to contain cannabis.”He stated the National Forensic Science Services director notified him “that the test on the gummies have concluded and it is confirmed to contain cannabis” even though the police have not yet gotten the results.And certainly, whosoever imported those edibles, it’s irrelevant if it is a police officer or not.That person has to be brought down to justice.”It was just a matter for him to have signed the diary and received those items and from what we know, the items were properly handed over to him, and that’s it.”National Drug Abuse Control Council has also been engaged to assist with the investigation.Presently several searches are being conducted within Belize City and we have recovered several packages and investigation continues at this time.” Police Commissioner addresses tainted weed sweets scandal in extended interview There are several persons that are detained and are being interviewed.So we work in collaboration and in coordination with our local law enforcement and regional and international law enforcement partners to help to stem the flow of these commodities.So while this person we recognize his name and his address, his telephone number and all that we flag that for high risk for any future consignment that is being imported understanding also that once these actors recognize that they’ve been stopped they try other means.From what I was briefed yesterday, the boxes containing these gummies were taken to our national exhibit room in Belize City for safekeeping, pending the return of the results that were requested from the lab.”“If persons are charged for this incident, what would be the charge?Of course, we have to recognise that these nefarious actors are constantly monitoring law enforcement and so we have to also be proactive and innovative in our law enforcement approach.Thompson says that no personnel attached to the Customs and Excise Department has been found to be complicit in this incident. That person has to be brought down to justice.” And certainly, whosoever imported those edibles, it’s irrelevant if it is a police officer or not. There’s a process I think more investigation has to find out why is it that he threw away a bad smell, but that is not an excuse. That quantity of marijuana-laced treats was turned over to the exhibit keeper who, we are made to understand, subsequently informed that they were discarded in the garbage when they began to smell. “Initial information indicates that the treats were purchased from two individuals, who are now in police custody along with some recovered items,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated in a statement. “Clearly, all indications are that a person did something on his own accord without following the procedure that is in place,” Police Commissioner Chester Williams told reporters, adding that the exhibit keeper did not follow the routine. So customs work with its local law enforcement intelligence cells and agencies as well as its regional and international counterparts to stem the flow of these commodities through the sharing of information.” We immediately dispatched investigators as well as other personnel from the police department to conduct searches and to find out what was happening. As we know, those packaged weed gummies made their way to the streets and landed thirty-three persons, majority minors in the hospital. In this case, it would be the police that we normally liaise with and we get them on scene for them to also be a part of the enforcement action and then pursue whatever other intelligence or investigation that needs to be done after the intercept.” It was during a physical examination of a shipment, back in late January, that personnel at the Customs and Excise Department came across a shipment of marijuana-laced gummies. PM Says Action Underway Over Alleged Customs Corruption at… If it is a restricted or prohibited commodity then we inform the regulatory agent that is responsible for that nationally.Williams stated the police were seeking for a person of interest to question him after what happened.Here’s the latest on that investigation.Bustillos, who was released on BDZ$7,000 bond, was charged with ten counts of negligent damage in relation to the youngsters who were hospitalized after eating marijuana-laced candies.That person is believed to be a police officer who has been on interdiction since March 2021.Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams retread the sequence of events from the time law enforcement took possession of the shipment on January twenty-fifth to the dismissal of the officer in question.The gummies were then brought back into the city by different persons and were later sold as you all would know by now.But those high risk consignment will get red and we would have to actually examine the entire shipment – documentary and the physical examination.”Thompson says that beyond laced candy, there are actually compressed weed and guns and ammunition that are intercepted at the various ports of entry. So, for us to have been sure, it was sent to the lab for testing and about three weeks ago, from what I was briefed yesterday, the boxes containing these gummies were taken to our national exhibit room in Belize City for safekeeping, pending the return of the results that were requested from the lab. There are several persons that are detained and are being interviewed. “So what can you tell us about those individuals or the persons detained at this time? Uh, the investigation will shoot up thereafter, because we need to await the results from the forensic laboratory, what is contained in these communities.” “If persons are charged for this incident, what would be the charge? “Samples have been taken to the forensic laboratory to determine what substance is contained in these gummies.” Given her account, police are questioning whether the gummies are being widely distributed across Belize City. It made the headlines three weeks ago when thirty-three persons, primarily children, experienced side effects and had to be hospitalized after consuming weed-laced gummies sold at their school. BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belizean Police Commissioner Chester Williams says gummies laced with marijuana, resulting in a number of people, including a five-year-old child, being rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), had been discovered in a barrel by Customs. Belize Police Commissioner Chester Williams says Customs found the marijuana-laced gummies in a barrel, sending many people, including a five-year-old child, to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH). The gummies were then brought back into the city by different persons and were later sold, as you all would know by now. “Yes, the gummies were imported into the country via customs who discovered them in a barrel, and then police were called. P.M. Briceño says the action of the exhibit keeper, if proven true, is inexcusable.“Initial information is that the treats were purchased from two individuals, who are now in police custody along with some recovered items,” the Office of the Prime Minister said in the statement.“At the end of the investigation, based on all the evidence we recover we will look at it and then determine what the charges will be.”So customs works with its local law enforcement intelligence cells and agencies as well as our regional international counterparts to stem the flow of these commodities through sharing of information.”We have further enhanced our risk management operations adding an intelligence driven approach as well.“Initial information is that the treats were purchased from two individuals, who are now in police custody along with some recovered items,” the Office of the Prime Minister stated.It is to be noted that last night in our news, we included video clips of the private entity, Belize Waste Control, when we spoke of the disposal of the weed sweets. Prime Minister Weighs In On Sale of Weed Gummies to Belize City Students Presently several searches are being conducted within Belize City and we have recovered several packages and investigation continues at this time.” So far we have recovered several packages of gummies which the students claim they had consumed. In this case in January, however, the prohibited items were handed over to the Belize Police Department. If it is a restricted or prohibited commodity then we inform the regulatory agent that is responsible for that nationally. So we work in collaboration and in coordination with our local law enforcement and regional and international law enforcement partners to help to stem the flow of these commodities. And so, the department is strengthening its enforcement arm as a result of this. We found marijuana in barrels, we’ve found firearms in barrels, firearm parts, restricted items. “Police visited the K.H.M.H. where reports were received that several persons including adults and students, minors had reached this location with various symptoms and were being treated. Ganja-laced gummies imported into Belize – police And so these gummies did enter our country through the Belize City port and they were intercepted by our officers while doing an examination. But those high risk consignment will get red and we would have to actually examine the entire shipment – documentary and the physical examination.” Other people will get yellow, which means we will just do a documentary check. And that risk management system gives us an idea of which consignment we are supposed to intervene on. The weed gummies were disposed of at the Belize City Transfer Station and ultimately ended up on sale at Saint Luke’s Methodist School where dozens of children consumed them and fell sick.You are free to use but you must include the original video link in the description.For business inquiries, commercial use or to purchase and customization services please contact me directly.“We know that this incident happened and so this person will be flagged continuing if he intends to import anymore.That quantity of marijuana-laced treats was turned over to the exhibit keeper who, we are made to understand, subsequently informed that they were discarded in the garbage when they began to smell.BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belizean Police Commissioner Chester Williams says gummies laced with marijuana, resulting in a number of people, including a five-year-old child, being rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) , had been discovered in a barrel by Customs.So the Customs Department is committed in reinforcing our enforcement arm and looking for these types of commodities to ensure that we do our part at the entry point to hold these things here, intercept them, disrupt whatever trade syndicate that might be building to disrupt them and if possible bring people to prosecution as well.As we said, one woman has reported that she got a hold of seven packs of gummies since Monday evening. However, the police believe that Bustillos’ negligence in not following protocol and improper disposal of the items is what resulted in the drug-laced candy making its way to the streets and being consumed by minors. It seems that it was sent to police and then the customs department stopped it, passed it on to the police. But the yardman also dug into the boxes and he too took some of those gummies as well as other persons who were at the dump site at that particular moment. When the barrel arrived at the Port of Belize and customs officials inspected the shipment, they suspected that the sweets contained cannabis. National Drug Abuse Control Council has also been engaged to assist with the investigation. Just before news time, the office of the Prime Minister issued a statement on the matter. “At the end of the investigation, based on all the evidence we recover we will look at it and then determine what the charges will be.” Also, A.C.P. Romero says samples have been sent to the forensic laboratory for testing. The Belize government has ordered a “full and thorough” investigation to “determine the source of some sweet treats…ingested by a number of children and adults.” “The thing is…the exhibit keeper is not a novice. According to attorney Darrell Bradley, his client maintains that the goods dumped in the exhibit room were unlabeled and seemed to be junk that had been there for nearly three weeks. Magistrate Dennison Mannon ordered Bustillos, 38, to report to a police station every Monday and not to come within 100 feet of any of the victims or prosecution witnesses as part of his release conditions. “The barrel came in and what we would normally do is that due to the fact that the content of the barrel, we believed it was laced with something,… it would have been placed back in the barrel and they would have done a sting operation, call whoever to come and pick up the barrel and see if they would have come.As we know, those packaged weed gummies made their way to the streets and landed thirty-three persons, majority minors in the hospital.Other people will get yellow, which means we will just do a documentary check.Williams said the Anti Narcotics Unit (ANU) recovered the gummies and sent samples to the National Forensic Science Services for processing since “we did not know then what those gummies were or what they represent.And sometime last week, again from what I was briefed, the exhibit keeper decided to dispose of these gummies by way of putting them in a garbage trailer that is kept inside the Queen Street Police Station compound.“Police visited the K.H.M.H. where reports were received that several persons including adults and students, minors had reached this location with various symptoms and were being treated. “We don’t know what the answer is going to be, he will say whatever, but we will still go through the process of interviewing him to see what, if anything, can be ascertained from him as it relates to the importation of those gummies,” he continued. “The yardman at Queen Street took the trailer to the dumpsite at mile three on the George Price Highway and disposed of those gummies. Williams said the Anti Narcotics Unit (ANU) recovered the gummies and sent samples to the National Forensic Science Services for processing since “we did not know then what those gummies were or what they represent. Love FM is a radio station in Belize City, Belize that provides news and music. So customs work with its local law enforcement intelligence cells and agencies as well as its regional and international counterparts to stem the flow of these commodities through the sharing of information.”“The yardman at Queen Street took the trailer to the dumpsite at mile three on the George Price Highway and disposed of those gummies.Were the confiscated cannabis edibles that created chaos at Saint Luke’s Methodist last week properly handed over as evidence to the police department?Given her account, police are questioning whether the gummies are being widely distributed across Belize City.“We have our modules there that we can identify high risk items and low risk items.The Belize government has ordered a “full and thorough” investigation to “determine the source of some sweet treats…ingested by a number of children and adults.”But the garbage man, or yardman, also dug into the boxes and took some of those gummies, as did other people at the dumpsite.”The Belize government has since ordered a “full and thorough” investigation into the matter that is expected to “determine the source of some sweet treats…that were ingested by a number of children and adults.” As we said, one woman has reported that she got a hold of seven packs of gummies since Monday evening. An investigation is being carried out by the Belize Police Department to determine this theory. It is likely that the candies in question come from the same batch of discarded food items. We apply risk management as I said earlier so we look at different variables of each consignment to determine which one to be examined. As to the extent or the possibility of Customs officers aiding and abetting in the importation of the laced edibles, Thompson, explained why he believes that that is not the case. Of course we have to recognize that these nefarious actors are constantly monitoring law enforcement and so we have to also be proactive and innovative in our law enforcement approach. The ANU responded and retrieved the gummies and samples were taken and sent to the National Forensic Services for analysis because we did not know then what those gummies were or what they represent. 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He was open to answering all questions from the media, including the forensic testing, and the sequence of how the drugs ended up at the sanitary landfill.While the Police Commissioner, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Health and Wellness have all spoken on the issue and the investigation, tonight we finally get to hear from the Customs Department.So, for us to have been sure, it was sent to the lab for testing and about three weeks ago, from what I was briefed yesterday, the boxes containing these gummies were taken to our national exhibit room in Belize City for safekeeping, pending the return of the results that were requested from the lab.Over the past year, several barrels of weed gummies have been intercepted and destroyed.“Thereafter, the yardman at Queen Street took the trailer to the dumpsite at mile three on the George Price Highway and disposed of those gummies.And that risk management system gives us an idea of which consignment we are supposed to intervene on. The police commissioner said that the gummies were then brought back into the city by different persons and were later sold. “The edibles or whatever you may want to call them, gummies, whatever they may be, were handed over with a diary in which the persons who handed it over described what was being handed over to the exhibit keeper. BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belizean Police Commissioner Chester Williams says gummies laced with marijuana, resulting in a number of people, including a five-year-old child, being rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) , had been discovered in a barrel by Customs. The police doing investigation and for some reason the person in charge of the exhibit decided to throw it away can comment on the person with the exhibit that threw it away. The gummies were then brought back into the city by different persons and were later sold as you all would know by now. “Thereafter, the yardman at Queen Street took the trailer to the dumpsite at mile three on the George Price Highway and disposed of those gummies. Williams said the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) retrieved the gummies and samples were taken and sent to the National Forensic Science Services for analysis because “we did not know then what those gummies were or what they represent.” The Belize government has since ordered a “full and thorough” investigation into the matter that is expected to “determine the source of some sweet treats…that were ingested by a number of children and adults.” There’s a process I think more investigation has to find out why is it that he threw away a bad smell, but that is not an excuse.And so, the department is strengthening its enforcement arm as a result of this.However, the police believe that Bustillos’ negligence in not following protocol and improper disposal of the items is what resulted in the drug-laced candy making its way to the streets and being consumed by minors.It made the headlines three weeks ago when thirty-three persons, primarily children, experienced side effects and had to be hospitalized after consuming weed-laced gummies sold at their school.“Samples have been taken to the forensic laboratory to determine what substance is contained in these gummies.”Just before news time, the office of the Prime Minister issued a statement on the matter.Thereafter, the yardman at Queen Street took the trailer to the dumpsite at mile three on the George Price Highway and disposed of those gummies.“So what can you tell us about those individuals or the persons detained at this time?Williams added that based on his briefing, “the exhibit keeper decided to dispose of these gummies by way of putting them in a garbage trailer that is kept inside the Queen Street Police Station compound” sometime last week. Minister of Transport Says Upgraded Buses… So the Customs Department is committed in reinforcing our enforcement arm and looking for these types of commodities to ensure that we do our part at the entry point to hold these things here, intercept them, disrupt whatever trade syndicate that might be building to disrupt them and if possible bring people to prosecution as well. So we work in collaboration and in coordination with our local law enforcement and regional/international law enforcement partners to help to stem the flow of these commodities. And sometime last week, again from what I was briefed, the exhibit keeper decided to dispose of these gummies by way of putting them in a garbage trailer that is kept inside the Queen Street Police Station compound. Those items were surrendered to the Anti Narcotics Unit and they, in turn, handed them over to the exhibit keeper for storage at the Queen Street Police Station. Deputy Comptroller of Customs says marijuana edibles have been coming through Customs for years Second, no one had claimed the barrel, and to import something from the States under a person’s name would require more than simply your name on that object to be prosecuted. “The barrel came in and what we would normally do is that due to the fact that the content of the barrel, we believed it was laced with something,… it would have been placed back in the barrel and they would have done a sting operation, call whoever to come and pick up the barrel and see if they would have come. He stated the National Forensic Science Services director notified him “that the test on the gummies have concluded and it is confirmed to contain cannabis” even though the police have not yet gotten the results. We know this incident happened and so this person will be flagged continuing if he intends to import anymore. We have further enhanced our risk management operations adding an intelligence driven approach as well. Earlier the Comptroller mentioned of a risk management initiative that the Customs Department has embarked on. While the Police Commissioner, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Health and Wellness have all spoken on the issue and the investigation, tonight we finally get to hear from the Customs Department. Thereafter, the yardman at Queen Street took the trailer to the dumpsite at mile three on the George Price Highway and disposed of those gummies. When we caught up with him today in Orange Walk, we also asked Prime Minister John Briceño about the incident involving the cannabis-infused gummies. It is to be noted that last night in our news, we included video clips of the private entity, Belize Waste Control, when we spoke of the disposal of the weed sweets. We have also received the drug certificate in that regard and so investigation is still ongoing.” Just this afternoon after midday I was informed by the Director of National Forensic Services that the test on the gummies have concluded and it is confirmed to contained cannabis. Thereafter the yard man at Queen Street took the trailer to the dump site at mile three on the Philip Goldson Highway and disposed of those gummies.