But, that delicate and singular status is put in daily jeopardy by Belizeans who insist on skipping across the border to Mexico or Guatemala.

Our next story is about just such a case in the northern village of San Victor. That's a village along the Rio Hondo where rogue contraband operators make organised runs across the border to bring back boatfuls of contraband.

And, that's just what Customs came up on today. At least two vans loaded with contraband form Mexico that had been smuggled across by boat.

But, instead of a bust tonight - the story is about how Customs had to once again retreat from aggressive villagers. That's because this village is known to aggress the customs officers, throwing stones, pints and anything they can get their hands on. That's just what a customs enforcement team came up on this evening in the village, defiant villagers guarding those van fulls of contraband. They gathered stone to pelt the customs officers. Customs had to retreat and no stones were thrown.