Joint Police Operation in Corozal Leads to Eight Arrests in Major Cocaine Bust

A joint police operation in Corozal on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, resulted in a significant cocaine seizure and the arrest of multiple individuals. The raid, conducted at approximately 4:00 p.m. at the residence of 57-year-old Alicia Margarita Montalvo, involved members of the Corozal Quick Response Team (QRT), the Mobile Interdiction Team (MIT), Sergeant Maroquin, and the Special Patrol Unit (SPU). Initially aimed at uncovering illegal firearms and ammunition, the search instead led to the discovery of eight parcels of cocaine weighing a total of 9.38 kilograms (20.679 pounds).

During the operation, officers focused on a specific room where one of the occupants admitted to possessing eight parcels of cocaine when asked if there was anything illegal to declare. The officers, upon further searching a black wardrobe closet in the room, found two rectangular parcels wrapped in a black shirt, both bearing the brand markings “Dolce & Gabbana.” These parcels were suspected to contain cocaine. Additional searches in the same wardrobe uncovered three more parcels inside a colorful pillowcase, and another three parcels were found in a wooden drawer within the room, all similarly marked “Dolce & Gabbana.”

The officers presented all eight parcels to the occupants of the residence, who were then informed of the charges against them. Among those present during the search were Seidy Anita Montalvo, a 30-year-old Belizean housewife; Abiel Imer Mateo Montalvo, a 37-year-old Belizean driver; Edney Ezequiel Montalvo, a 37-year-old Belizean taxi driver; Nadiel Jasiel Montalvo, a 22-year-old Belizean driver; Aida Cabañas, a 36-year-old Belizean domestic housekeeper; Enair Abieser Montalvo, a 31-year-old Belizean corporal of police; and a 17-year-old female minor, all from the Corozal District.

During the operation, Enair Abieser Montalvo, who identified himself as a Corporal of Police and claimed the premises belonged to his mother, arrived and was informed that any illegal items found would be presumed to belong to him as well. On Wednesday, September 4, police formally arrested and charged Alicia Margarita Montalvo, Enair Abiezer Montalvo, Nadiel Jasiel Montalvo, Edney Ezequiel Montalvo, Aida Cabañas, Seidy Anita Montalvo, Abiel Imer Mateo Montalvo, and the 17-year-old female minor with the offense of Possession of Controlled Drugs with Intent to Supply to Another, specifically 9.38 kilograms of cocaine. All individuals, along with the seized items, were escorted to the Corozal Police Station for further processing.