ComPol Says No Cartels are Operating Inside the Free Zone

Are the Mexican cartels and their operatives establishing themselves inside the Corozal Free Zone?  It’s a question that was put to the Commissioner of Police following dubious reports that individuals believed to have been members of the warring drug gangs are taking hold of the CFZ.  Here’s how ComPol Williams responded to that question.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“No.  At this time, no.  We did have an operation in the Free Zone yesterday where we had seen two vehicles that we were told had been left abandoned and we went to retrieve those vehicles but when we got there the owners came out and the vehicles were checked.  They were legitimate vehicles and the owners were also checked out as well, and so those vehicles were released to their respective owners.

 

Reporter

“There was a report at some point that there was a cartel operative living within the Free Zone.  What ever happened with that?”

 

Chester Williams

“I guess we had done something about that.  I personally had put out a notice or a warning in respect of that and that person no longer resides or in any way is around the Free Zone area.  He has removed himself from there and so currently there is no information to indicate that any of the bad actors from over on the Mexican side are operating or are living within the Free Zone area.”

 

Reporter

“So you would not say, then, that the Free Zone is compromised by cartel operatives from Mexico.”

 

Chester Williams

“At this time, no.  The Free Zone is very safe.  The security of the Free Zone remains in place and the police go there now and then, we also have a team of police officers who work the Free Zone area and so far all remains in order at the Free Zone.”