A Corozal man was busted with 455 grams of weed by police who stopped and searched him in the South End area of Corozal at about 3:00 this morning.

Police said that they were on patrol when they saw a man walking on the road, and he was acting suspiciously when he saw them.

They immediately stopped and conducted a random search on the man, and found, in the front pocket of his pants, two transparent parcels containing cannabis.

The man and the cannabis were taken to the Corozal Police Station, where the man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking. The weed was weighed and it amounted to 455 grams.

The man, 43, is originally from Dangriga.