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Narco-Islands: The Honduras-Belize Tourist Bridge
Islands off the coasts of Honduras and Belize, two of the poorest Central American nations, offer drug traffickers respite and a ready-made labor force to move...
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Belize Free Trade Zone Emerges as Cigarette Smuggling Hub
A free trade zone in Belize's Corozal district has become a hub for the regional contraband cigarette trade, highlighting both Belize's role in regional smuggling...
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Money Runs Out for Belize Gang Truce
The Belize government, struggling to meet national debt payments, has ended its controversial gang truce program, a measure almost certain to result in increased...
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Belize On Track for Record Murder Year
Belize has reportedly registered 124 homicides between January and November, putting the sparsely populated Central America nation on track for its most...
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LatAm Leaders Call for Analysis of US Marijuana Legalization Initiatives
In a sign of increasing discontent with the dominant anti-drug strategy in the hemisphere, the heads of state of three Central American countries and Mexico have...
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Hezbollah Suspect Obtained Fake Belize IDs in 72 Hours
Preliminary investigations have revealed that terrorist suspect, Rafic Mohammad Labboun Allaboun, managed to obtain valid Belizean documentation within the span of...
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Mexico, Belize Meet to Discuss Border Security
Mexican and Belize officials have begun a two day meeting to discuss ways to combat transnational organized crime, an increasing concern for Belize, a country that...
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US Treasury Blacklists ‘Sinaloa Cartel Contact’ in Belize
The US Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it was imposing new sanctions against a trio of alleged drug traffickers based...
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Are Salvadoran ‘Maras’ Infiltrating Belize?
El Salvador's "mara" gangs may be moving into Belize, according to reports, with both the MS-13 and Barrio 18 having a presence in the capital of the tiny Caribbean...
