Police strongly believe that he was some kind of drug trafficker or assassin, because of the weaponry and gadgets that he was found with.

On Tuesday, at around 11:20 a.m., acting on intelligence gathered by Corozal Police, a joint operation of security forces descended on rooms #102, and 103 of the Las Vegas Hotel, which is near to the Santa Elena Border.

Mendes was found inside room #103 along with 1 black Glock .40 mm pistol, which contained 14 live rounds of ammunition; a black and grey Ruger brand 9mm pistol, which was loaded with 16 live rounds of Aguila brand ammunition; a silver and black magazine which contained 10 live rounds of 9mm ammunition; a transparent plastic bag which contained 28 grams of suspected cocaine; a zip lock plastic bag containing of 2 grams of suspected cannabis; a transparent plastic bag containing 7 grams of suspected cannabis; an assortment of radio communication devices; antennas; cell phones; a green face-mask; and 2 pieces of jewelry.

Inside room #102, police found an assortment of food supplies, clothing, alcoholic beverages, documents and luggage. From both rooms the officers found keys to several vehicles which included a Mazda car, a Chevrolet double cab pick-up, a red Ford 250 pick-up - which were missing license plates - and a double cab Ford Pick-up with a license plate, all of which were parked on the hotel's compound.

And there's more!

The security officers searched the vehicle with the license plate, and they discovered a brown and black AK-47, which was loaded with 30 live rounds of 7.62 mm live rounds; another brown and black AK-47, which was loaded with 26 live rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition; a brown and black G-Cherokee brand 9mm pistol with 16 live rounds; a black 9mm magazine, with 16 live rounds; another magazine with 10 live rounds; 2 more magazines which were both empty; and a Colt Super .38 Auto brand pistol, all found behind the passenger seat of the vehicle.

The officers continued their search, and inside a garbage bin behind the hotel, they discovered a Colt Super Auto. Pistol, which was loaded with 6 rounds of .38 ammunition.

So, altogether, that's a total of 7 guns, 12 magazines and 144 bullets - enough to outfit a small army! Police arrested and charged Mendez with 1 count of keeping a prohibited firearm, 2 counts of keeping prohibited ammunition, 3 counts of keeping an unlicensed firearm, 4 counts of keeping unlicensed ammunition, 5 counts of drug trafficking, and 6 counts of possession of controlled drugs.