Jules Vasquez reporting
This is the road off the Hummingbird Highway across from La Cabana where Jose Rodriga De la Rosa's body was found. It is known as West Belmopan - and the road is called La Choza after the Bar that used to be a popular watering hole - it has now closed down.

This is what the police came down yesterday afternoon - after receiving a call from a man who lives in the area - and found the body here - dumped down a hole in the bush. The grass looks like it was freshly mashed down.

Bloodstains are everywhere and somewhere likely left by the killer or killers.

The diplomat appeared to have had his neck slit; he also had cut wounds to his head.

Additionally, his white Nissan SUV with diplomatic plates had been stolen.

This morning police combed the area for the third time - an indication of the level of seriousness with which they are treating the investigation.

So far, police believe that De La Rosa was killed and then dumped here.

The area is about a mile from the Hummingbird Highway near a quarry.

But police suspect that the killer may have been familiar with the area.

The rutted road is not for novices, and assuming it was dumped here at night when it is pitch dark - it would be a challenge to navigate.

Because it is a diplomat, the murder is considered super sensitive and neither police nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wanted to comment today.

But as we said there is major breaking news: first 7News has learned that a single key suspect is in the custody of Belmopan police. The two important things about him is that, first: he is from the Belmopan area and two, he was not a stranger to the diplomat.

The second point is important because the murder has concerned other embassies in Belize - who are concerned that diplomats are being targeted. Police are hoping to establish that it was an isolated event - and one based on familiarity.

And now the very latest reports say that police have recovered the diplomat's vehicle which was stolen.

More on this tomorrow.