I've no problem with DEA in Belize and I've have been friendly with a few agents posted here over the years. It was the frontline and official role these DEA played that I object to. I'm not getting drawn into a debate on this, I've already discussed this with a former US Amb to Belize, the former Brigadier General of the Belize Defense Force, an attorney, a couple of politicians, spokesperson for the police and just plain nice people who said its legally and diplomatically wrong. DEA play a supporting and training role. They can chase a drug boat in Belize territorial waters, but can not act in an official law enforcemant capacity to seize and arrest. In fact, anything they seize would be throw out of court. Belizeans have to board the boat and make the arrests. Oh, and about Belize inviting the DEA here? We say yes because theres foreign aid dollars attached. And cause we can't say no. Maybe we can put up a checkpoint in the US to stop the guns from coming South? Same supply and demand theory.
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