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Police in the north are currently seeking two individuals for a broad daylight robbery that took place at Western Union on the Corozal Road in Orange Walk town. At12:15 yesterday, the money transfer business was held up at gunpoint and two men stole $500 dollars from the cashier and additional $800 from a customer.

Jose Mendez - Insp. of Police, OW Formation
"Sometime about 12:15 pm today we received information of a robbery in progress at the Western Union at the Belize Corozal Road address where police visited the area where the cashier Mr. Ortiz reported the establishment was robbed at gunpoint."

Reporter
"Do you have any information as to who the robber or robbers were or anything like that?"

Jose Mendez - Insp. of Police, OW Formation
"Based on information we received we are seeking for two individuals at this moment. Police are still following all leads gathered and we hope by the end of today or tomorrow we are supposed to have some positive information in respect to the suspects."

Reporter
"As to the amount of or value of the things that were stolen do you have any connection on that?"

Jose Mendez - Insp. of Police, OW Formation
"Okay the establishment itself was robbed of 500 dollars and a customer who inside the establishment at the time was robbed of 800 dollars."

Police are seeking two Hispanic men.