Ladyville Duo Busted with Marijuana on Bus Filled with Cops

Two Ladyville residents are in police custody tonight after making a bold and baffling attempt to transport over fifteen pounds of marijuana… on a bus full of police officers. Yes, you heard that right. Fifty-two-year-old Ellis Rudon and Misty Smith boarded the bus in Orange Walk Town, apparently unaware that nearly every seat was filled with officers heading to work the same shift. Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith says the officers quickly picked up on something suspicious, and what happened next was a swift takedown that ended with the pair in handcuffs and the drugs seized. Authorities are now investigating how the marijuana was packaged and where it was headed. Charges are expected to be filed soon.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“On Saturday thirtieth May 2025 police arrested and charged Ellis Rudon, a fifty-two-year-old Belizean of Ladyville as well as Misty Smith with the offense of possession of control drugs with intent to supply. This is the result of a search being conducted on a luggage that police believe was in their custody. It contained seven thousand, seven hundred, and eighty-four grams of suspected cannabis. Ellis and Smith boarded a bus in the Orange Walk District and this bus was transporting police officers who were primarily reporting for the twelve to six a.m. tour of duty when one of the officer being alerted by the prevail smell of cannabis decided to utilize the opportunity where the bus stopped to refuel to conduct a search and ti lead to the aforementioned discovery.”