Blogs :: Drug Bust?
Everyone knows you go south of the border to consume illegal substances at will, but I'm not quite sure how that works out for some people, and I'd rather not yet find out what a third-world jail cell is all about. These guys however have been in the business or habit for awhile and didn't get caught with their pants down, only the cops hands in their pants.
I'm standing outside enjoying the fresh mountain air when an unmarked Toyota 4-door pickup pulls up. Instead of the typical club goers I expected to see, out jumped the local police in full battle rattle, guns and all. Where as in the States, cops typically carry an M9 pistol, apparently that does not do the trick down here as it's supplemented with a shotgun. The guy smoking next to me is the first to be searched, "randomly". It's legal he says: "this is the first time that's ever happened to me", but they "always go after the 'rasta' guy". Cop says he is looking for a stolen cell phone, but only finds an outdated Motorola Razor and moves on inside the bar.
I knew right where he was going, our friend the Coke dealer. He grabs him and escorts him outside, but finishes his search finding nothing. The 4 boys in blue jump back into the vehicle and speed off. Having never been arrested, I'm not the expert on criminology, ask Jason, he has a degree in it, but I've been my share of Law and Order. Laws differ around here, simply said. At first, I was a little surprised that guy 2 was clean, having seen his bag of goodies earlier in the night myself, and asked him a simple question to which his response was, translated into gringo speak, "This isn't my first rodeo".
drugs, San Ignacio, Belize
Posted By:
Brendon
Sunday, October 26, 2008 2:03 PM
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