Reliable reports reaching 7News tonight say that a BDF patrol came under fire, and they returned fire, injuring one.

At this time, the Belize Defence Force is not releasing any information because the top brass has to get a debriefing and the members of the BDF patrol haven't recorded their statements yet.

What we've learned is that the incident happened yesterday in an area of the Chiquibul known as Cebada.

The BDF were conducting a patrol when they came upon 2 men near the Western Border, about 1 kilometer inside Belizean territory. Preliminary information is that the men were cultivating marijuana inside Belize.

The unofficial report we have received is that they spotted the patrol approaching and opened fire on them. The BDF soldiers returned fire, and one of the men was shot in the leg. The Belizean law enforcement team was able to subdue both men, and detained them.

Since then, they have been traveling the arduous distance from Cebada to Western Belize, where the injured man will receive medical treatment. If the injury is more serious, he will then be transported to the KHMH.