It was here behind his home at the entrance of Consejo village, Corozal, 29 year old Johnny Arana was gunned down just after 5:00 yesterday evening.

According to a report, Arana was spraying herbicide in an empty lot he owned beside his house when a man dressed in full black emerged from the bushes nearby and opened fire on him.

Arana was found by his younger sister and a number of 7.62 expended casings - consistent with an assault rifle - were found at the scene. There was no robbery element - so it has all appearances of a hit with a high powered assault rifle. The area is quite secluded and it's about a 15 minute drive from Corozal Town - so it was clearly not a random ambush.

While his body is awaiting a post mortem examination at the morgue, police are also attempting to retrieve and review surveillance footage from the area.

According to neighbors a relative of Arana was murdered under the same circumstances in the village a few years ago. Family members declined to comment.

Police sources have told us that based on the type of weapon used, it's consistent with attacks by narcos.