And as you heard the police commissioner say at the top of the news,
it's been mostly a bad week for the department. And the bad news
continued today when firearms clerk Corporal Donald Pinelo was charged
for multiple country of forgery relating to the fraudulent issuance of
gun licenses. Allegedly, he was also in on the same which involved
another Corporal Oscar Itche - who was arraigned yesterday on 10 counts
of forgery.
Today, the Deputy Head of National crimes Investigation told the press
about the charges for this other corporal with fraud now extending to
34 illegally issued licences:
Sr. Supt Hilberto Romero
"In reference to the investigation regarding the forged firearm licenses an
investigation was conducted and we have since arrested and charged Corporal
Oscar Itch and Corporal Donald Pinelo for various counts of forgery of
official documents. They are both attached to the firearms clerk section at
Belmopan headquarters. We have since recovered 34 firearms from various
persons around the country in regard to this investigation. We are
following up on other leads and we have recovered 34 so far. We have
charged the 2 corporals, so this time that is where the evidence is
pointing. They will both be placed on interdiction."
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