Yesterday two men robbed a group of tourists at Altun Ha. It happened between 1 and 2 yesterday afternoon. 8 tourists, including 53 year old German retiree Wolfgang Schupp and 62 year old Deborah Lee Horne were on a cruise to Belize and were being chaperoned by local tour guide Clifford Hoare. Reports are that 6 of the 8 tourists decided to go on a 15 minute hike on a trail that leads to a pond on the same grounds of the archeological site. However when they were about the reach the pond they were accosted by two men. Several items were stolen including a gold necklace and $250 US dollars in different denominations. Now as we told you yesterday, several individuals from around the nearby villages surrounding the archeological site were being taken in for questioning. The update today is that authorities have their first suspect and are preparing to conduct an ID parade to see if they can get a positive ID.
The Ministry of Culture sent out a release today saying, quote, "There was adequate police and security presence at the Archeological Site."
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