Panama and Belize have no extradition treaty but according to a report in the Panamanian Press, the office of the drug prosecutor in that country may look to the Vienna Convention to ask Belize police to detain and question Moises Cal about over US$1 million that he allegedly smuggled into Panama.
And how do you travel with a million dollars in a suitcase? According to the Panamanian press, the money was tucked in a hidden compartment of the suitcase, something like a false bottom. 4 customs officers have been charged for accepting bribes, and now the report is that one of them had already bought a 2003 SUV with her money.
And while Cal is accused of paying bribes of over $100,000 - new reports say that the Customs Officers also made him leave $130,000 at the airport to make it seem as if he had paid something officially.
A number of stories, and on Friday in the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister said that he had instructed the Financial Intelligence Unit to investigate the case. We'll keep you posted on how that goes.
