The scandal centers around a Police Department fuel card assigned to a police vehicle that was sent to a mechanic shop back in March 2026. The vehicle has been out of service and sitting motionless for four months according to our reports. Yet, the fuel card linked to it was actively racking up fuel purchases - not for police mobiles, but for private buses running in Belize Rural.

According to preliminary investigative findings, gas station security camera footage - including video from the Buca Shell station - captured a man on a motorcycle pulling up to the pump, swiping the GOB fuel card, and moments later, a private bus pulls up to the pump and takes the fuel.

So far, police have tracked two separate buses operating on Belize Rural routes utilizing the stolen fuel. Investigators believe there is clear evidence of collusion between the bus operators and the individual holding the card.

The card and vehicle were originally assigned to a Police Constable who has reportedly claimed he had misplaced the card, but admitted he never filed an official report regarding its loss.

The Assets & Utilities Management Unit has now asked the gas stations to run a comprehensive review on the card's history since April to determine the full extent of the fraud - specifically how many times the card was swiped and the total monetary value of fuel put into private vehicles. There are also reports that a police fuel card was also providing fuel to a bus in rural Corozal.

These reports likely explain a Ministry of Finance memorandum dated October 20, 2026, addressed to all Chief Executive Officers and Heads of Department. The circular orders that effective immediately, any government assets (vehicles) out of service for repairs or maintenance expected to exceed one month must be reported to AUMU so its assigned fuel card can be temporarily deactivated.