Millionaire businessman John McAfee's Orange Walk estate was raided by GSU personnel in early May during an operation in which it was believed that drugs and illegal firearms were being housed on the premises. In the wake of the search, McAfee and the Belize Police Department became embroiled in a highly publicized tiff which eventually ended up in the international media. Despite the widely reported fallout, the antivirus software guru has a long history of donating much needed equipment to the police department and today the hatchet was formally buried when McAfee handed over a handsome donation of items to the San Pedro Police Formation. Included among the equipment are forty Vipertek stun guns, twelve professional batons, a cache of pepper spray, heavy-duty metal handcuffs, flashlights, metal detectors, hydration backpacks, as well as a small vessel with an outboard engine. The generous contribution comes in light of an increase in criminal activity on the island, a concern which has raised the ire of the local business community. The donation coincides with another initiative by the Belize Tourism Board, which provided twelve Motorola handheld radios to the department. In an effort to address the escalating situation additional officers will be deployed to San Pedro and a total of ten surveillance cameras will also be installed in strategic areas of the island.

Channel 5