Belize City: Saturday 6th June 2026: Every time crime rises, Belizeans hear the same debate.
One side says the police are doing their best under impossible circumstances.
The other side says the police are ineffective, corrupt, abusive, and incapable of protecting the public.
Both sides contain elements of truth.
Neither side tells the whole story.
The reality of policing in Belize is far more complex.
By: Omar Silva
Editor: National Perspective Bz DIGITAL 2024
Belize City: Thursday 26th September 2024
This problem is not only limited to a few bad actors but is now a systemic issue that permeates all levels of the department, from the highest-ranking to the lowest ranked officers. These corrupt individuals act with impunity, brazenly and shamelessly, with no respect for their uniforms or the laws they have sworn to uphold.
Is the drug Cartel operating in Belize playing the cat and mouse game with Police or do they possess and act upon the best intel money can buy?
The Narco intel seemingly charted a brazen well-coordinated landing for a Sabreliner 65 Jet, which touched down and made a landing on a remote stretch of terrain 3 miles west northwest behind the village of Crooked Tree at around 2:00 am on Tuesday morning, delivering a payload of approximately 1 ton of cocaine to their on-the-ground handlers destined for the United States via Mexico.
