And while these two robberies happened in the West, up north in the Corozal Freezone, a shopkeeper was alerted on Sunday that his business was burglarized and the culprits made off with up to $500,000 Belize dollars he had in a safe. That's a half a million dollar heist and ACP Romero told us more.
ACP Hilberto Romero, OC Eastern Division
"On Sunday the 11th day of August 2024 police responded to a burglary report at the freezone in the Corozal district. Upon arrival Mario Buenfil reported that he was alerted by someone that his business place was broken into and he made checks and saw that the burglar bar and the metal door of the building were damaged and every had been gained he made checks inside his business place where he found a safe containing a large amount of cash was broken into and the cash in there was stolen. Investigations into this matter continues."
