Godswell Flores Acquitted of Unlawfully Possessing Antiquities

Belize City resident Godswell Flores was today acquitted of Failure to Produce a License for Possession of Antiquities. Magistrate Dale Cayetano dismissed the charge against Flores because the prosecution failed to prove the case against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. Several witnesses were called to the stand including two law enforcement officers and archaeologist Oscar Ramos from the Institute of Archaeology. None of the witnesses were able to say that they had asked Flores to produce a license. And his attorney also pointed out to the court that Ramos wasn’t able to say if Flores was given or denied a license to possess antiquities. Cayetano upheld a no case submission, because during the trial the prosecution was unable to prove that Flores had a license. In January of last year the food vendor from a Church Street Address in Belize City was discovered with a broken jade mask and jade figurine in his possession.