In a coordinated series of anti-narcotics operations conducted across Belize over the seven-day period ending April 26, 2026, law enforcement officials have taken six suspects into custody and filed formal drug trafficking charges against all six, senior police representative Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith has confirmed. All defendants are facing allegations of possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute, a serious criminal offense under the country’s drug enforcement laws. The busts targeted multiple scattered locations across the nation, uncovering quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine linked to each accused individual. The largest seizure by far was connected to Burton Godoy, a resident of Belize City, who faces two separate counts of possession with intent to supply. According to police reports, officers recovered 28 grams of powdered cocaine and more than 90 grams of crack cocaine during searches tied to Godoy. Gilriam Mejia is another defendant facing dual charges, with police linking two separate caches of 1.25 grams and 5.5 grams of crack cocaine to him. Eddy Hernandez, the first named defendant, was found in possession of 4.6 grams of cocaine when arrested, while Joshua Burns, a resident of Cotton Tree Village, faces charges connected to a 2.8 gram seizure of cocaine. Two more suspects, Stephan Hyde and Giany Wade, were arrested in San Pedro, and each faces charges after police allegedly found 2.8 grams of cocaine in their possession individually. These coordinated operations are part of ongoing law enforcement efforts to disrupt local drug distribution networks and curb the flow of illicit controlled substances across the country, officials noted.