Daniel Moreno, he's the grocery store owner from Corozal who's been named by the US Treasury Department as a "close associate" of John Zabaneh and a member of his drug trafficking organization - who - the US alleges - are "key associates" of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, and other members of the Sinaloa Cartel.
We called Daniel Moreno's home in Corozal twice for comment yesterday, and both times his wife Monica told us that he was out and about helping NEMO with hurricane preparedness efforts.
Well, this morning bright and early, NEMO Headquarter sin Belmopan fired off a press release saying that quote, "Daniel Moreno is neither a permanent employee nor a volunteer of NEMO and has not been doing any work for NEMO in any capacity."
But, his grocery store D's Supermarket company is listed by NEMO as what's referred to as a "private goods provider" who may be contacted to sell supplies to NEMO Corozal District Emergency Committee in the event of a disaster.
Of course, that NEMO disavowal is the least of the problems for Daniel Moreno right now. Yesterday's US Treasury Department notice was made to prohibit U.S. citizens or companies from doing business with his D's Supermarket, and also freezing whatever foreign assets he may have under U.S. jurisdiction.
In Belize, Moreno and his wife still have a case pending before the court for possession of a single shotgun cartridge which the GSU found in his home in April.
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