277 Cases of Miller Genuine Draft, Coors Lite and Heineken along with two cases of Johnny Walker Black Label whiskey were seized when a police and customs operation intercepted two vans just outside Orange Walk.

It happened at 3:50 am just before the roundabout south of Orange Walk Town. According to information from he customs department police spotted two suspicious vans with city plates coming down the highway after 3:00 am. Within ten minutes police and customs scrambled quick response teams which set up an intercept outside Orange Walk.

A suspected lookout vehicle was spotted passing through the area and then minutes later, the two vans appeared. Police drove a pickup across the road, the vans screeched to a halt, as customs personnel shot out the front tires. The men in the vans ran off into the bushes and escaped.

But that wasn't the end of it. A few minutes later, the lookout vehicle circled back looking for the vans. Police arrested the two men inside and they are currently detained pending charges.

But what about the vans? Well, it turns out they are rented from a local company. But with the drivers gone into the bushes, under customs law, the registered owner of the van faces charges and fines.

The fine is calculated to be $127,000 dollars based on the retail value of the alcohol which is $42,000 dollars.