The irony of all this is that if McAfee had anything illicit running there he would have got rid of it all straight after the first refused search attempt.

Unless this set up is some elaborate ruse by a really stupid man I believe his alternative medicine is actually what he is doing. The GSU are by the nature of their job suspicious in Belize of anything drug related and have probably assumed the worst when talk of labs and chemists etc arise. A similar arm of the Police in US UK etc are also going to go in heavy handed. They are Policemen after all and that's how a lot of them get their kicks - OK unfair jibe but it has a ring of truth in my experience the world over.

Refusal will have got their goat and hence the heavy handed response. All who have lived here any length of time will know how locals don't like being told what is what by foreigners, and why should they. Please don't tell me this hasn't happened to immigrants in US UK etc etc. This one happens to have some clout and seems intent to use it. Not correct, but pretty common everywhere I'll bet and pretty naive not to have expected something along these lines. Saddened by the Dog, impressed by the girlfriend - that herbal shit must work!!!!!