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JadeJ
Joined 2017
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Help, Belizean surety info

7 years ago

My name is Jade and I am an American vacationing in Belize with my partner. We were detained and charged on March 23th along with 2 locals in Caye Caulker and charged with drug trafficking based on marijuana found in our proximity. We are innocent and maintain our innocence. We were seen before the Magistrate in San Pedro on friday afternoon. The locals we were arrested with Maurice Usher,34, of Caye Caulker and Yesenia Quetzal,28, also of Caye Caulker know that the quantity of marijuana was theirs and we had nothing to do with it, but seem willing to drag us into this regardless of the fact that it will not lessen their charges. On Friday before the Magistrate Maurice pled guilty and admitted the marijuana was his and we were not involved. The rest of us pled not guilty. The Magistrate decided not to accept the plea because she felt Maurice was only trying to protect his girlfriend. We are now in the position of having to make bail and find a Belizean citizen to sign for our release. I believe the correct term is Belizean surety. Being tourists in Belize for only 4 days we know no one here and don't know how we are supposed to accomplish this. We are obviously in very serious situation and need help/advice/counsel. I have contacted a lawyer and our Embassy but being the weekend we are not able to talk to anyone until Monday morning, when we have to be back in court. Our main concern right now is to find a Belizean surety. I understand this to be the equivalent of a bail bondsman in the US, but someone like that does not seem to exist here. PLEASE HELP!

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