Hugo Casanova Linked to Double Murder

Hugo Casanova

Alleged drug dealer Hugo Casanova, who is from Corozal, has been in detention in a Chetumal since February 2013 for drug trafficking. But Casanova is in further troubles tonight because a few days ago, the Quintano Roo Attorney General linked him to the double murder of Arena del Rocío Palacios Valdés, a pregnant woman and her husband, Octavio Augusto Góngora Jiménez. Three other men have been arrested and a warrant has been issued for the arrest of another three. Casanova was detained in 2013 when the Mexican Naval in a sting operation busted a house in Chetumal. There they found forty-five kilos of crystal meth ready for sale and distribution. Among the group of men was another Belizean: Ermelindo Vázquez. The detailed newspaper report claims that both men appeared to enjoy police protection in Belize years ago. In the 90’s both were accused separately; Casanova for drug related offenses and Vasquez was linked to a confiscated drug plane loaded with cocaine. But, says the report, he was never convicted because the evidence suddenly went missing.