Drug Plane Update: “we have not found anything to incriminate those two officers” 

Police continue investigating a drug trafficking operations in southern Belize after a drug plane was discovered burnt after landing on a makeshift airstrip near Graham Creek, Toledo, close to the Guatemalan border.

On Friday, BDF Commander Brigadier General Azariel Loria confirmed the plane’s connection to a drug ring and stated that the investigation is ongoing, with one suspect from a nearby village detained. Loria said, “It’s a drug trafficking network that we’re trying to dismantle in the south.”

The Police Commissioner, Chester Williams, told reporters today that a team of police and the Belize Defence Force (BDF) responded to the area and discovered the plane’s burnt remains. Williams confirmed that there “was no cargo.”

Williams added that the operation team remained in the area to continue their investigation. Two individuals were eventually detained near the site of the plane’s landing. “Those two persons are currently in police custody being questioned,” Williams confirmed.

Williams also addressed reports that two police officers were detained in connection with the incident. According to Williams, the two men were brought in for questioning to determine whether they were connected to the incident. “We had two police officers who were brought in for questioning… It was just done with a view to see if, in fact, the information obtained was accurate and to see if there was any involvement of these officers,” Williams said.

“So far, the investigation has probed into this matter, and we have not found anything to incriminate those two officers as it relates to the plane landing,” Williams added.