Over the weekend, police caught a Guatemalan at the Benque border with quite a stash of guns and weapons. Romeo Cardona Zapata is from El Chal Peten, but on Saturday he was in the parking lot on the Belize side of the border in a Toyota Hilux with some big guns stashed. Police told us more:
Supt. Hilberto Romero, Acting Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
"On Saturday the 15th of June 2019 around 2 pm police conducted a search on Romero Cardona Zapata, Guatemalan national, at the parking lot by the Benque border where police found on him a 9 mm pistol. A further search inside a Hilux pickup, police discovered a 12 gauge shot gun along with an assortment of ammunition for the 9 mm pistol and the shotgun. Romero Cardona Zapata has since been charged for the 2 counts of unlicensed firearm and 2 counts of possession of unlicensed ammunition."
Jules Vasquez - Reporter
"Has he given an explanation for having this trove of firearms and ammunition?"
Supt. Hilberto Romero
"Officers are conducting that investigation. That will be determined afterwards."
Jules Vasquez
"Is there any indication that he was involved in some type of illicit trade in weapons or operated in some...or had the weapons for use in the commission of crimes."
Supt. Hilberto Romero
"We do not know that at this time. He was found at that parking lot. That is all that we have at this time."
He has been remanded.
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