And here's why it probably came down: there's an arrest warrant for Bennett from the District of Puerto Rico dated July 2015, and an indictment for 7 counts of money laundering from a Puerto Rico Grand Jury.

That forms the basis for an extradition request sent to Belize's Ministry of Foreign Affairs eight days ago by the US State Department.

The evidence presented in the request paints a very interesting picture - where Bennett is caught in the net, but the target seems to be bigger players in the banking sector. It says that in 2013, a confidential informant in Belize told a DEA agent that high level bankers and political figures in Belize were running money laundering operations for drug trafficking organizations through two International Banks in Belize - by using "nested" accounts in another International Bank - which had a correspondent banking relationship with US banks.

That informant sent an undercover agent to meet with Bennett as an attorney who - allegedly - could launder drug proceeds. The agent told Bennett that he represented a Colombian and Puerto Rican drug trafficking organization that needed to launder drug money.

Bennett allegedly told the undercover agent that he could set up some IBC's, or shell companies to provide a front for laundering drug proceeds. The evidence says he asked for a retainer and followed up with the agent as to when the funds would be coming in.

They did - in May 2015 when the undercover agent claims he took 250 thousand US dollars in a backpack to a meeting with Bennett at the Riverside Tavern.

He says he handed the money over to Bennett - who - under surveillance by the US funded Anti-Drug Unit then went to Slingshot Signs. This business plays a role in the whole operation since Bennett allegedly told the agent that he would be using this business to launder the money. The owner Karim Berges says he knows nothing about that. He says his business has been up for sale for some time. He says Bennett had expressed interest in his company some years ago - but the sale didn't materialize.

The evidence cited by the US says that Bennett and his driver walked into slingshot with the same knapsack full, and he came out with it sometime later, apparently empty.

After that, Bennett allegedly wired the money - minus his 20% commission of 50 thousand US dollars - as instructed by the agent - to accounts in Atlanta, New York and Puerto Rico. That reads like textbook money laundering, but for his part, Bennett told us today that he denies all allegations. He said he will have to meet with his legal team to decide the way going forward. He says he knew nothing about the extradition request until we reported on it last night.

Now, we should note that sending an extradition request does not mean that arrest or extradition will follow automatically, or immediately. First, the state has to be convinced that what is called a "prima facie" case exists, and then a magistrate issues a provisional warrant for arrest. We're not there yet, and could be quite far from it - as news has broken in advance of any of this happening.