Police Seize Crystal meth, Cocaine, Crack and Weed in San Pedro
Police in San Pedro have made two significant drug seizures in separate operations, with more than two kilograms of suspected illegal drugs recovered and four people now facing charges.
In one case, police say nearly a kilogram of suspected crystal methamphetamine was found in the backpack of a twenty-four-year-old man. In another operation, more than a kilogram of suspected cannabis, along with cocaine and crack cocaine, was allegedly found at a residence in Boca Del Rio. ASP Stacy Smith has details on both drug investigations.
Stacy Smith
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
“Police have formally arrested and charged twenty-four-year-old Marcus Tun of San Pedro town for the offense of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply to another. The arrest of Tun follows an anti-drug operation conducted by Special Branch and GI-3 personnel on 18 August, which led to a search of Tun. A search of Mr. Tun resulted in the discovery of a manila envelope that was inside his backpack and inside that manila envelope was suspected crystal methamphetamine. The suspected crystal methamphetamine was weighed in the presence of Mr. Tun, where it amounted to nine hundred and thirty-two grams. San Pedro police have formally arrested and jointly charged twenty-six-year-old Benedicto Bol, twenty-six-year-old Horace Anthony Crawford, and twenty-four-year-old Bridgette Alcocer, all of San Pedro town, for three counts of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply to another. These charges stem from a search conducted by operation personnel at a residence in the Boca Del Rio area of San Pedro on 21st August 2026. This search led to the discovery of one thousand three hundred and twelve grams of suspected cannabis, twenty-one grams of suspected cocaine and twenty-eight grams of suspected crack cocaine.”
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