That's because the evidence was at best, circumstantial; they were found with a car battery like the ones used to land the plane, as well as muddied footwear and un-assigned police uniforms.

They were initially charged with a possession of a single round of ammunition - which we are told was a holding charge - to remand them until the DPP could put together other charges directly related to the plane landing.

That charge was forwarded today in Belize City Magistrate's court - where the police put the courthouse under highest security lockdown.

The man in charge was Assistant Commissioner of police David Henderson who commanded over two dozen Anti Drug Unit, Special Patrol Unit And The Belize Special Assignment Group to completely cover the area in front of court one -which faces the Brodies pharmacy on Regent Street.

All the officers carried assault rifles - and the van carrying the accused officers was escorted by marked and unmarked police escort vehicles.

And even with all that scenery - ACP Henderson - still arranged affairs so that the five accused could dodge the media - which we should note is standard special treatment for all police officers appearing in court.

But there was no dodging the charge. Four of the policemen and the customs boatman were charged with abetment of a crime. The four are Sergeant Jacinto Roches, Sergeant Vidal Cajun was not charged today, Sergeant Lawrence Humes, Customs boatman Harold Usher, who is a former policeman, corporal Nelson Middleton who is the governor general's driver, and Corporal Renell Grant.

According to the allegation, the five - again, minus Corporal Cajun - were charged for abetment of a crime; specifically, facilitating the landing of an airplane with 2,921 kilos of cocaine between miles 56 and 57 on the Southern Highway. They were already on remand until February ninth, 2011 for the ammunition offence - and today's proceeding was also adjourned until that date.