Is our national security at risk? We've reported on three planes that landed at night bringing thirty-two Chinese Nationals. Tonight we can report that another plane landed on Wednesday night in northern Belize, but unlike the three that came from Haiti, this one is believed to have unloaded cargo from South America. It is a major bust, but the local police are not saying much. What we know so far is that the Anti-Drug Unit staged an operation in Sarteneja Village in Corozal at approximately nine last night. But before the cops got there, the plane was gone. The Mexican press has been reporting at length on the incident even though the incident happened in Belizean territory. According to the reports coming from Chetumal, a PAISA plane landed at the Sarteneja airstrip, and allegedly dropped off what is believed to be cocaine that was picked up by a waiting truck. The plane, which was spotted by a police patrol, quickly flew to an unknown destination. The suspected cocaine is reported to have then been carted away by boat to the Mexican side. Five persons were arrested in Chunox Village, about twenty miles away from Sarteneja. They are: thirty year old Michael Gentle of Corozal Town, twenty-nine year old Edwin Perez, thirty-three year old Ezekiel Tillett and thirty-five year old Michael Logan; all of Ladyville along with Michael Matthews of Burrell Boom. The men were inside a black pick-up truck, and inside the cops found a pump and a battery believed to have been used to refuel the plane. The men were wet from the waist down, implying that the cargo was shipped via the Rio Hondo to Mexico. All five men have been moved to Belmopan.

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