4 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 26, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Cops stop R.H. driver who had crack & pot BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected] @robbpoz He’s going to regret not seeing that stop sign. A Woodhaven man who was pulled over on the afternoon of Jan. 17 in Richmond Hill for a traffic violation was found to have a stash of illegal drugs — including crack/cocaine and marijuana — and a wad of cash, police announced. Law enforcement sources said Juan Bello, 29, was observed by 102nd Precinct officers acting suspiciously as he operated a 2002 Honda Accord at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 17. Police trailed Bello’s vehicle to the intersection of 108th Street and Atlantic Avenue, where it was stopped after officers spotted the car failing to make a full stop at a stop sign. While questioning the driver, authorities said, the officers observed a strong scent of marijuana and conducted a search. Police recovered an undetermined quantity of marijuana as well as crack/cocaine and oxycodone pills. Some of the drugs were packaged in small plastic envelopes. Officers also found approximately $5,000 in cash in Bello’s possession, police sources said. Bello was variously charged with criminal possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a controlled substance. “Great work by our Park Detail Officers! They recovered these drugs and currency from a vehicle,” Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, said in a tweet about the arrest. Mystery surrounding death of boy inside his Jamaica home BY EMILY DAVENPORT [email protected] @QNS Police are continuing to investigate the death of a 5-year-old boy who was found in his Jamaica home on Sunday afternoon. On Jan 22 at 4:17 p.m., officers from the 103rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male at a home on 109th Avenue near Inwood Street. Inside, they found Michael Guzman, 5, unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded to the scene and transported Guzman to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Photo: Google Maps for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. According to police, the family has a history of domestic violence incidents. There are multiple children living at the residence where Guzman was found. Guzman’s parents were interviewed as part of the investigation. The investigation is ongoing. Cocaine was her secret ingredient in beef patty box BY EMILY DAVENPORT [email protected] @QNS One traveler coming through John F. Kennedy International Airport had more than just a tasty treat in her suitcase. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Chantal Alecia Bedward, a citizen of Jamaica, arrived at JFK Airport from Kingston, Jamaica, when she was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. As they were examining her bag, they found a box of Tastee Brand Jamaican Beef Patties. The CBP officers took Bedward into a private search room and opened the box, revealing 12 duct-taped packages. The packages were probed and a white powder was produced, which tested positive as cocaine. Bedward was arrested for the importation of a controlled substance and was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations. The approximate weight of the cocaine that was seized was 4 pounds and its estimated street value is $70,000. “This seizure demonstrates the vigilance and dedication demonstrated daily by CBP officers at JFK, in keeping these prohibited and dangerous narcotics off the streets of our communities,” said Robert E. Perez, director of field operations in New York for CBP. Bedward faces federal charges of narcotics smuggling and will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York. Photo: Shutterstock Photo via Twitter/@NYPD102Pct The various narcotics and cash police recovered during a traffic stop-turneddrug bust in Richmond Hill on Jan. 17.
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