Police Seize $200,000 Dollars During HIT Operation

Police seized two hundred thousand dollars during a HIT operation. In January, the Belize Police Department launched the country’s first-ever Highway Interdiction Team (HIT). This unit was created to boost law enforcement on the highways and tackle issues like drug trafficking, human smuggling, human trafficking, and the illegal movement of firearms and ammunition. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams shared that the team has been very successful since its launch.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Yes they have many successes I must say. They have issued a number of traffic violation tickets. They have also recovered a number of monies. Down south there was an operation and they, A person was found with over two hundred thousand Belize dollars and that person was taken to income tax and the government forfeited over one hundred thousand of that money and so we have had good success from them.”

 

Reporter

“And the contraband.”

 

Chester Williams

“Yes, and also some contrabands in the North.”