Twenty eight year old American national Devon Child, a resident of Colorado who was charged with drug trafficking for 4.9 grams of cocaine, was fined ten thousand dollars today by senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Child was ordered to pay the fine forthwith. If he defaults on payment he will serve 3 years.
The bust occurred around 9:15p.m on Thursday, November 24 in Caye Caulker. A police constable who was on bicycle patrol reported that when he reached in front of Caye Caulker Pizza Shop he saw Child and another man coming from behind the shop. The constable said when he searched Child he found 3 transparent plastic bags containing cocaine in his pocket. Child said he has been vacationing in Belize for 1 week and the cocaine was for his own use.
