Police move against bike thieves, illegal immigrants

In other police news the department today announced the conducting of an operation to combat the rising number of bicycle thefts in Belize City. Targeted in the sweep were a number of bike repair shops. As a result four people were arrested, while fifteen bikes, seventy-eight frames and assorted parts were confiscated. The public is invited to visit the Queen Street police station to look for their stolen property. The police today also announced another operation, this one against illegal immigration, which began on Thursday. Eighty people have thus far been detained and their cases are being processed.