And the police's patrols didn't end there. On Friday night, officers reportedly stormed into Shisha 8 Lounge near BTL Park, with their weapons drawn. They shut Shisha down, and while the patrons were complaining, the ComPol said the officers had good reason.
Chester Williams - Commissioner of Police
"Friday evening we receive information that they were a number of restaurants in Belize City that were packed to capacity and were operating under air condition. You would know that the regulations do speak to the fact that restaurants can only operate at 50% capacity and it must open air or for those restaurants that are not open air, they must not operate under AC, the doors must be open the windows must be open to allow air to flow. Upon police visiting that particular establishment, it was packed to capacity and under AC, so they were in clear violation of the regulations, so the proprietors were arrested and charged for that matter."
