Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hard drugs are finding their way into the hands of more young Belizeans, and police say the trend is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith reports that officers arrest young people almost every day for offences involving crack cocaine and cocaine. But beyond the arrests lies a troubling question: what is pushing them toward these dangerous drugs in the first place? Smith says the country must examine the forces driving this growing problem. Here is what she told us.
Hard drugs are finding their way into the hands of more young Belizeans, and police say the trend is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith reports that officers arrest young people almost every day for offences involving crack cocaine and cocaine. But beyond the arrests lies a troubling question: what is pushing them toward these dangerous drugs in the first place? Smith says the country must examine the forces driving this growing problem. Here is what she told us.
