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Stolen Hilux Almost Made It Back Home
Thu, August 17, 2017
The next story about a stolen vehicle almost has a happy ending, but not quite. It's about a Toyota Hilux pickup that was stolen from a mechanic shop in San Ignacio last week Friday. And like every other stolen Hilux it ended up in Melchor.

But, yesterday there was a major break in the case, when the Hilux showed up at the border and Guatemalan police were ready. They had been told to look out for the pickup and they dutifully impounded it.

The police press office happily announced, quote, "the stolen Hilux was recovered in Melchor De Mencos, Guatemala by the PNC…Arrangements are being made with the PNC for the return of the stolen Hilux." Happy ending, right?

But, not so fast. Turns out that the persons who now have the pickup took it to the border to pay duty on the Guatemalan side. That's when it came to the attention of the Guatemalan police. And they called Belizean police. But the new owner had already paid duty at the Guatemalan bank - and that caused the Public Ministry on that side of the border to open a case. That now has to be completed before the pickup is handed over.

The vehicle is the property of ISIAS DAVID BANNER, a contractor from San Ignacio. The pickup was at the mechanic shop to do an overhaul.

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