The contraband and border jumping laws have been changed so that they
are now severe - all in the hopes of stopping smugglers from bringing
the Coronavirus into Orange Walk.
But the border hustle continues - and last night, the police border
patrol team caught one contrabandist.
Last night after 7:00 police saw three men unloading goods from a canoe
that came across the Rio Hondo from Botes Mexico to Santa Cruz, Orange
Walk.
The team moved in to make an arrest and two of the men dashed into the
bushes, while the officers were able to detain one of them - and found
assorted contraband items.
He is 39 year old Walter Morales of Santa Cruz village. He was taken to
be swabbed and placed into quarantine.
Assuming he isn't positive, when he comes out, would be the first
charged under the strict new laws passed last week.
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