And while Oscar Dennis Gonguez was set free from a Guatemalan jail, 7 Cuban immigrants were set free from a San Pedro jail today.
As we reported last night the 7 Cuban men washed up on San Pedro yesterday morning at 2:00 am, and were taken into the custody of San Pedro Police.
Their makeshift vessel was held together by tar and powered by a converted car engine - which had broken down.
Well, the vessel was repaired by San Pedro residents and with that, the Department of Immigration ruled that since they were only here because their engine broke down, there is no reason for them to be held in Belize and sent them on their way.
According to the San Pedro Sun, the men are: 24 year old David Cruz, 25 year old Yuriel Mendez, 45 year old Jesus Garcia, 27 year old Tendis Rodriguez, 49 year old Pascual Mendez, 27 year old Yendys Cruz, and 27 year old Herdius Cruz.
The Sun reports they had been at sea for about 15 days, en route to Grand Cayman when they experienced difficulty at sea and drifted to Belize.
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