Remember those four containers of export grade timber that we showed you yesterday? Well, tonight they are bound for the far East, after checks showed that they were not Rosewood. They are Grenadillo, also known as hormigo, which is lighter than rosewood, but sought after for its attractive finish.
It seems that competing interests in the lucrative timber trade is what caused this shipment to be stopped before they could reach the Port of Belize. Someone said it was rosewood. But the Forestry Department checked and approved the export. Police had gotten involved in the operation and had to stand guard over the four parked containers all night.
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