Hand Grenade Found in San Pedro

Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, confirmed this morning that a police team discovered a hand grenade in an abandoned building north of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, during a search operation conducted shortly after 8 a.m.

“That search led to the discovery of a hand grenade inside one of the rooms,” Williams said. “That grenade is currently at a secure location.”

Williams said that the Belize Defence Force (BDF) bomb experts have been notified and are expected to arrive in San Pedro shortly “to examine the grenade and to destroy it in San Pedro,” Williams added.