A very crazy scene played out at the northern border this afternoon - when a drug running SUV with Belize City plates - raced back into Belize after he felt the Mexicans were going to catch him with the drugs.
At around 2:30 - the Navigator was approaching Mexican customs who did an X-Ray scan. The Mexicans saw something unusual in the cab of the vehicle and selected it for a secondary search. When the driver heard that, he did a high speed about turn. He sped out of the Mexican customs area and raced back over to the Belize side. The Mexican customs police pursued - and it seems in the rush, the Navigator’s rear tyre was damaged. That caused him to crash into the gate of the cargo section on the Belize side. From there the driver dashed out on foot, and escaped either into the bushes or through the customs compound.
Acting on information received from their Mexican counterparts - who had the scan of the area where they believed the drugs were concealed - Customs went ahead and searched the vehicle. They found 6 kilos of a white powder believed to be cocaine hidden under the dashboard. According to our information, it was in a concealed compartment controlled by hydraulics.
Customs handed the cocaine over to police, and the Mexicans handed over the license which the driver presented. Our information says the driver is from Ranchito village - linked to known drug operators in that northern village.
As for the vehicle, it is registered to a Belize City resident- who is believed to have underworld connections.
The vehicle is now at the Corozal police station - while suspects are being sought. We’ll keep following this story very closely.
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