Two Charged in Separate Drug Busts

Two searches in two different parts of the country have ended with two men facing drug charges.  Delwin Lopez of San Ignacio Town and Armand Pilgrim of San Pedro Town stand accused of being in possession of crack cocaine. We asked ASP Stacy Smith for the details of both.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“Police have formally arrested and charged Delwin Lopez of San Ignacio Town for the offense of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply. As well as possession of controlled drugs. The arrest follows a search being conducted on Lopez on seventeenth October which resulted in a Ziplock plastic bag which contained two point five grams of cocaine which was in his pants pocket. A further search on Mr. Lopez led to the discovery of zero point nine grams of crack cocaine that was inside his socks. Police have formally arrested and charged forty-five year old Armand Pilgrim of San Pedro Town for the offense of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply. The arrest follows a search being conducted on a bag being the protest of Mr. Pilgrim which resulted in the discovery of a transparent plastic bag containing 22.27 grams of suspected crack cocaine.”

 

There has been an increase number of persons caught with crack cocaine in recent months.

 

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