American Retiree in Placencia Charged with Drug and Ammunition Offences

Rob Stanton Olive, a 53-year-old retired American residing in Seine Bight Village, has been formally charged with possession of controlled drugs and exceeding the legal limit for ammunition following a police investigation in Placencia over the weekend.

The charges stem from an incident on Friday afternoon, when police responded to reports of a Caucasian male behaving suspiciously at The Point Restaurant in Placencia Village. Upon arrival, officers encountered Mr. Olive and conducted a consensual search, which yielded no illegal items. However, Mr. Olive voluntarily disclosed that he had a blue Suzuki SUV parked nearby. A search of the vehicle revealed a transparent plastic bag containing a white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine beneath the front passenger seat.

Mr. Olive was immediately detained and escorted to the Placencia Police Sub-Station, where the suspected cocaine was weighed and sealed as evidence in his presence.

Later that day, police executed a search warrant at Mr. Olive’s residence in Seine Bight Village. The search uncovered 146 grams of suspected cannabis stored in a refrigerator, along with a black wooden pipe believed to be used for smoking controlled substances. Inside a metal safe, officers discovered 220 .223 Remington live rounds and a Ruger AR-15 rifle loaded with 30 .223 Aguila rounds. Additionally, a Glock 19GEN5 pistol loaded with 15 Hornady 9mm rounds was found, along with several boxes of 9mm ammunition, bringing the total to 170 live rounds.

Authorities informed Mr. Olive that he had exceeded the legal limit for ammunition possession and cautioned him accordingly. He remains in police custody pending further investigation and court proceedings.