By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 20-year-old Belize City man has been formally charged with firearm and ammunition offences after police intercepted him carrying a loaded pistol during an early-morning burglary at the Belize City Post Office.
Jahdey Castillo was arrested and charged on Wednesday, November 11, with keeping a firearm without a gun licence and keeping ammunition without a gun licence.
The charges follow a burglary around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Post Office, located at the corner of North Front Street and Pickstock Street.
Police were alerted after the building’s security alarm was triggered. Responding officers discovered a raised shutter, shattered glass and a safe outside the building.
A search of the surrounding area led officers to 37-year-old taxi driver Francis Burke, who was reportedly found hiding inside a grey Dodge Caravan parked on Pickstock Street. Police also recovered a bolt cutter from the vehicle.
Meanwhile, police and two Belize Defence Force soldiers encountered Castillo emerging from an alley while carrying what appeared to be a firearm.
According to the police report, Castillo complied with an officer’s instruction to drop the weapon and was detained.
Investigators subsequently identified the firearm as a SIG Sauer P320 pistol loaded with 15 live rounds of 9mm ammunition.
An audit conducted by Post Office personnel revealed that approximately $200 in cash was stolen, while damage to a shattered glass panel was estimated at $635.63.
Additional reporting by Love FM indicates that police initially detained three men and were searching for two others believed to have participated in the burglary. Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith said surveillance footage was assisting investigators.
Postmaster General Marsha Price also confirmed that the building’s security systems alerted personnel to the intrusion, allowing police to respond quickly. Operations at the Post Office resumed following the incident.
Police have identified Burke as a suspect in the burglary investigation. The situation report confirms firearm and ammunition charges against Castillo but does not establish that either man has been formally charged with burglary.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 20-year-old Belize City man has been formally charged with firearm and ammunition offences after police intercepted him carrying a loaded pistol during an early-morning burglary at the Belize City Post Office. Jahdey Castillo was arrested and charged on Wednesday, November 11, with keeping a firearm without a gun licence
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