BELIZE CITY – A 23-year-old resident of Belize’s Stann Creek District is now facing serious drug trafficking charges after local law enforcement seized nearly 6.3 grams of suspected crack cocaine during a planned search of her home, authorities confirmed this week.
The operation unfolded shortly after 12:30 a.m. on September 1, when officers carried out a court-authorized search warrant at Cabb’s residential property. Acting on prior intelligence, the search team uncovered the concealed narcotic, leading to the immediate arrest of the suspect, said Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith, a staff officer with the department.
“Police have formally arrested and charged twenty-three-year-old Liean Cabb of Stann Creek District for the offense of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply,” ASP Smith stated in an official comment confirming the bust. The total seizure weighed in at 6.29 grams of confirmed suspected crack cocaine.
The arrest comes amid a growing trend that has law enforcement officials across Belize increasingly concerned: authorities have documented a steady rise in the use of crack cocaine and powdered cocaine across the entire country, with the sharpest increases recorded among young adults of both genders.
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