Police Investigating Village Water Poisoning

2 days ago, we told you about the shocking story coming out of the Village of San Vicente in the Toledo District where it was discovered that their water system had been poisoned.

As we told you, the best information from health authorities is that some malicious individual emptied a bottle of insecticide into their water tanks. Although the chemicals were not lethal, it did cause 6 villagers to go to the hospital with stomach aches.

The Public Health Authorities have confirmed that the village's water system was poisoned with Malathion, and reports are that the community has written to the police commissioner. They have allegedly asked that the person they suspect as the culprit be banned from the village. Here's what the ComPol had to say about that today:

Reporter
"Is this something the police is able to do?"

Chester Williams - Commissioner of Police
"The last I checked under the constitution as Belizeans, we're free to move around this country in any part of the country you want without impeded by police or anyone except in situations where you have committed a crime and the police is there to detain us and certainly yes, if it is that he is the one responsible for the poisoning of the water system, then it's a matter for the police to deal with. Once we have the evidence that indicates that he is the one who did, then he should be arrested and charged. So the officers in Punta Gorda Town are doing what they can to be able to get the evidence that we would need to effect an arrest in that manner."

Reporter
"Can you share any details on that investigation so far?"

Chester Williams
"At this time I know that the person was brought into custody, I am not certain where the investigation is at this time but it's something we're working on."

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