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Originally posted by streetchie:
Ok Simon, As I see it, 'Tonio Almendarez, Danielo Villataro, Heavy D from Big Daddy's, Les Langdon and the incident at Elvi's add up to 5 murders since July. Again, I'm not hiding out at my house frightened of being robbed.....just saying that we, as a community, need to recognize these problems and deal with them. I'm tired of people on this board, who don't live here, trivializing crime such as murder. Yes, nearly all tourists and locals spend there days on our beautiful island without any problems at all, but they should still be quite aware that these problems exist. Wasn't young Robbie Rodriguez death ruled a homicide as well? Sorry, my bad. I meant Otto
Coming to you from the beautiful Oley Valley.
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Mikeh....go and enjoy your time  Don't place worry in front of you. Just take care of you and yours. That's what life is all about. ENJOY
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I was in SP last July/August. Listened to the rumors, the radio accounts, the rally speeches etc. In the weeks following there seemed to be a genuine sense that things could and would change. Changes in the PD, more police presence, citizen patrols, more citizen reporting of crime, drug, and suspicious behavior, police randomly stopping youth on the street, an attempt to document "presence" of persons w/o purpose. Has it continued? Has it helped?
Flyfishing my way through mid-life crisis.
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Have any tourist ever been murdered in SP & what is the percentage of violent crimes committed against tourist? I would think tourist murdered would be ZIP and violent crimes against tourist very small.
I'm happier than a pig in s__t...a foot on the sand...and a Belikin in my hand!
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from ambergris caye today news paper
Narco Weapons Found!
Rifles and ammo cached on island behind San Pedro
Three weeks ago, Belize police found 34 high-powered rifles buried on the small island of Deer Caye (known locally as Cayo Venado), which lies just west of North Ambergris Caye, near the Belize/Mexico border. Last week Thursday, April 20, police once more found another cache assortment of weapons, ammunition, and fuel, on a small island lying about 1 mile north of Deer Caye.
The deadly arsenal is definitely not for deer hunting or fishing. Apparently, the area is a major storage site for the "narcos" or narco-traffickers who use the islands as a supply stop for their "go-fast" boats, which traffic the large amounts of drugs to Mexico and its final destination, the U.S.A.
Acting on intelligence, the Belize Police Force Anti-Drug Unit and Belize Coast Guard found a Russian-made AK-47 assault rifle, an American-made AR-15 rifle ('civilian version' of the M-16 rifle used by U.S. armed forces) and an Uzi submachine gun (a sentimental favorite of the narcos, made famous in the Hollywood movie 'Scarface'), along with magazines and assorted ammunition. Police also found large tanks of fuel and radio antennas. No one was arrested, but police believe that the firearms and the fuel were to be used for refueling go-fast drug vessels heading to the Mexico and the U.S.
J D Tremblay
Southern Illinois University Press
Phone 618-453-6634
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tremblay@siu.edu
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Robbie would be surprised to hear of his death, as I look out the window he's working out on the dock.
I think you are thinking of Otto and it has not been ruled as homicide as yet.
I too am unaware of a murder on Pescador Drive.
The point I'm trying to make is that there is an awful lot of fear mongering and exaggeration.
5 or 6 murders per year would mean that there have been 30 or 40 murders on the island since I arrived in Belize. This is just not even close to reality.
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Originally posted by JDTremblay:
I tell yall what i just read a artical on world net daily about belize WOW if most people read it they would never come to the country i didnt even think about posting the link it was pretty bad stuff What is your point?
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J D Tremblay
Southern Illinois University Press
Phone 618-453-6634
Fax 618-453-3787
tremblay@siu.edu
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Damn man, don't roll over so easy.
If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.
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Checked out that series of articles. Just my opinion, but I'd wager people who visit that website with any degree of frequency wouldn't be happy anywhere out of mainstream U.S. (please feel free to slaughter me for the inappropriate stereotyping.)
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