Suspected Drug Plan Landing in Progresso Village, Orange Walk
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ A clandestine plane landing took place early this morning in northern Belize. The suspected drug plane landed on the Progresso Road and was discovered by a villager around four this morning. When police arrived at the scene, all they found was the plane on fire. No one was in the area when police arrived and it is believed that the plane was intentionally set on fire to destroy any and all evidence of its illicit cargo. This is the second suspected drug plane to land on that very stretch of road. In April of this year, a twinjet mid-size business jet was discovered between San Estevan and Progresso villages. Its contents were removed and evidence suggested that those responsible for the landing attempted to set it on fire. Over the past months more than seven suspected drug planes have landed in the north, mounting pressure on the Ministry of National Security to address the matter. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo was up north today and has the story.
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