Police are looking for the Lincoln Navigator driver who crashed into a gate at the Belize customs area yesterday afternoon. As we told you, the driver sped out of the Mexican customs area because the x-ray showed something unusual in the cab of the vehicle. As soon as the Mexicans told the driver that his vehicle was selected for a secondary search, he raced over to the Belize side. The driver bolted into the nearby bushes after he crashed into the gate. Now, the something 'unusual' in the vehicle was cocaine - 13 pounds of it. Today police didn't have much details relating to this case but they told us they are searching for the runaway driver.
ACP Joseph Myvette, NCIB
"On yesterday's date sometime shortly after 2pm Corozal police was called to the northern border. The cargo section of the Customs Department where a Lincoln Navigator with Belize City registration plates was seen crashed into the fence. Police observed customs official there who gave them certain information and as a result a search was conducted on the vehicle which resulted in the discovery of 6 parcels of suspected cocaine with a total combined weight of 6,238 grams."
"Police have since impounded the vehicle and took possession of the drugs. This matter is continuing to be investigated by the police department."
Reporter
"Can you speak of the occupants?"
ACP Joseph Myvette, NCIB
"At the time the police arrive there, there was no occupants in the vehicle."
Reporter
"Do you have any information from Mexican counterparts in terms of the name, copy of driver's license that you guys found?"
ACP Joseph Myvette, NCIB
"Not that I know of, but I know that one person is being sought for questioning for this discovery."
Reporter
"Is it within the purview of the department then to be able to trace the ownership of this particular vehicle based on the license plate and the traffic information?"
ACP Joseph Myvette, NCIB
"Yes we are in the process of doing that."
Reporter
"The drugs were hidden in a conceal compartment. Do you guys have any information in terms of what this says about the operation is it was a sophisticated operation of this individual?"
ACP Joseph Myvette, NCIB
"No, not that we know of."
As you heard the police could not confirm if the driver is linked to drug operators in the Northern village - although our sources say so. Our information is that the driver is from Ranchito village. As we told you, police found the 6 kilos of cocaine hidden under the dashboard. According to our information, it was in a concealed compartment controlled by hydraulics.
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