They are sworn to uphold the law all across the land, and that includes the Corozal Free Zone, but Belize police officers can no longer go into the free zone...and that's an order.
Commissioner of Police Jose Carmen Zetina today confirmed to 7NEWS that he has banned all police officers from the Free Zone. He says too many of them have gone in there and pursued corrupt activity. So now, any officers wanting to enter the Zone can only do so under a directive from him.
It seems clear cut and a little bit off base, but it may not be. Earlier this week, 7NEWS received reports that police officers had been banned from the zone after the raid on the strip club called Rodyzzio two weeks ago. The directive from Zone management as we understand it that police could only enter with the escort of Zone security. Well, now, according to the order of the Commissioner they can't even do that. Zetina says he makes no apologies for the hardline, and the Free Zone ban extends even to him. He adds that he ordered the ‘Roddyzio’ raid.