Police Department Investigates Fake Birth Certificates

The Belize Police Department is currently investigating a series of documents that appear to be fraudulent birth certificates, at the request of the Vital Statistics Unit (V.S.U.), the Ministry of Immigration, and the Social Security Board. The V.S.U. says that none of these documents were issued or printed by their system. The department scrubbed the documents to verify that they were not generated from the V.S.U.’s database.

A release from the government says that interviews are being conducted, statements have been collected, and charges are expected to be filed soon. Enhanced security measures have been implemented.

The release urges Belizeans “not to engage in the dealing or procuring of fraudulent documents, as it is only a matter of time before these acts are uncovered and prosecuted.”