Authorities in Belize’s Belize District have announced narcotics charges against four local residents following two coordinated anti-drug enforcement operations that netted large quantities of illicit controlled substances in the popular coastal town of San Pedro. The announcements were made during an official police press briefing on August 24, 2026, by Acting Superintendent Stacy Smith, who laid out the details of both busts for regional media and community stakeholders.
The first operation targeted 24-year-old San Pedro native Marcos Tun, who now faces one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to supply. During a planned search of Tun’s person and belongings, law enforcement officers uncovered a sealed manila envelope hidden inside his backpack. When opened, the envelope revealed just over 930 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, a highly potent stimulant linked to rising drug-related harm in Central American coastal communities. Smith confirmed that the seizure represented one of the larger crystal meth hauls taken by San Pedro police in 2026 so far.
In a separate, concurrent enforcement action just days earlier, three additional San Pedro residents were taken into custody and hit with multiple drug trafficking charges. 26-year-old Benedicto Bull, 26-year-old Horace Anthony Crawford, and 24-year-old Bridget Alcoser all face three counts of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply. The charges stem from a court-authorized search of a residential property located in San Pedro’s Boca del Rio neighborhood, carried out on the Friday preceding the briefing.
During that residence search, law enforcement recovered three separate types of illicit narcotics: 1,312 grams of suspected cannabis, 21 grams of suspected cocaine, and 28 grams of suspected crack cocaine. All four defendants have been processed through local booking protocols and are scheduled to appear in San Pedro’s magistrate court in the coming weeks to answer to the charges. The operations mark a continued push by Belizean law enforcement to crack down on drug distribution networks operating in popular coastal tourist hubs like San Pedro, where illegal drug trade has been linked to rising petty crime and public health concerns in recent years.