Guatemalan Bandits Face 46 Charges

The two Guatemalan men accused of the numerous armed holdups of tourists and tourist establishments in the Cayo District were back in court today. Guatemalans Marco Molina and Jeronimo Gonzalez appeared in Magistrate Curt. They were charged with a total of 46 offences that include robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, aggravated assault and unlawful imprisonment. The offences are indictable and no plea was taken. The men were again denied bail and were remanded to custody until October 30th. A third man Henry Gonzalez who is accused of having facilitated the robbers in the banana bank robbery was also to have appeared in court today. He did not and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.