More people detained in Corozal holdup

In other news from the north, the pool of detainees continues to increase as Corozal police have detained seven more people for questioning in connection with Friday’s hold-up of a travel agency. According to police, three people stole a car from the farm of Jesus Sosa on the Consejo Road, and used the vehicle to transport them to the office of Jal’s Travel, where they robbed the employees of their jewelry. Not satisfied with the loot, the robbers proceeded to relieve the cash register of over three hundred U.S. dollars and twelve hundred in Belize currency. On Monday we reported that police had detained twenty-five year old Nelson Yearwood, twenty year old Elvis Vasquez and twenty-five year old Victor Vasquez, all residents of Corozal.