Two others charged in smaller bust
Two suspects whose proximity to drugs is not in doubt were arrested Thursday night not far from the site of Wednesday’s bust. Forty-four year old well known Orange Walk businessman Raul Pelayo and twenty-four year old Melvin Amador were charged with drug trafficking after the van in which they were riding was stopped at a police checkpoint and twelve point one pounds of cocaine was found inside. The five parcels of drugs were discovered behind the vehicle’s panelling. At the time of the bust, sometime after 8:00 p.m., Amador was driving and Pelayo was a passenger.
