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Hilux Heist At Hospital, Ministry of Health Hushed
Mon, August 25, 2014
Another Toyota Hilux pickup has been stolen from the Ministry of Health - the third in two years. But, this one is brand new - in fact, it was a part of the fleet unveiled last week to assist with mosquito spraying. It had been assigned to the Western Regional Hospital.

Well, sometime over the weekend it was stolen - but the Western Regional Hospital hasn't released any details - and neither have the police nor the Ministry of Health. We were only able to confirm that it was stolen over the weekend - and is still missing. The report was made to Belmopan police this morning.

The Hilux is one of 11 acquired through a grant from the European Union, at a cost of about sixty eight thousand dollars each. The trucks have been deployed countrywide - with the exception of two that are, quite inexplicably, still parked at the ministry compound. These we understand are designated for the director of the vector control unit and his deputy - but they haven't been handed over because of internal politics in the ministry. But with the rate of Hilux theft from the ministry - they'd be wise to use it before they lose it!

In May of this year, a 2005 Hilux was stolen from the ministry in Belmopan, and then in July a 2008 Hilux was stolen from the Department of Environment. This one is a 2014 Hilux - and while authorities have been stonewalling the media, it occurs to us that if they wanted the public's help in getting it back they would be circulating pictures and asking for assistance.

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