By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 20-year-old man caught carrying a loaded firearm near the Belize City Post Office during an early-morning burglary has been remanded to prison and is now being sought for questioning in connection with other criminal investigations in Belize City and northern Belize.
Jahdey Castillo, a bodywork technician originally from Hopkins Village and currently residing on Neal Penn Road in Belize City, appeared before Senior Magistrate Dennison Mannon on Wednesday, November 11, charged with keeping a firearm and ammunition without a gun licence.
Castillo pleaded not guilty to both charges but was denied bail and remanded to the Belize Central Prison until January 22, 2027.
The charges stem from a burglary reported around 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday at the Belize City Post Office, located at the corner of North Front Street and Pickstock Street.
A police officer and two Belize Defence Force soldiers responded to the area, where they encountered Castillo running from the direction of Rhaburn Alley wearing black clothing and a face mask while carrying what appeared to be a firearm.
The officer ordered Castillo to drop the weapon, and he complied before being detained.
Police subsequently recovered a SIG Sauer P320 pistol loaded with 15 live rounds of 9mm ammunition, including seven Luger-brand rounds and eight Smith & Wesson rounds.
The incident occurred as police investigated a daring burglary at the Post Office, where several suspects reportedly disabled electricity meters, forced open shutters, shattered a glass window and removed safes from the building. Authorities reported that approximately $200 was stolen.
However, Castillo’s legal troubles may not be over. Immediately following his arraignment, Criminal Investigation Branch officers escorted him back to the Queen Street Police Station for further questioning.
Police reportedly want to question Castillo in connection with several other allegations under investigation in Belize City, Orange Walk and Corozal. Additional charges are expected, although none had been confirmed in those matters at the time of his arraignment.
Castillo has not been formally charged with the Post Office burglary itself.
The investigation continues.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 20-year-old man caught carrying a loaded firearm near the Belize City Post Office during an early-morning burglary has been remanded to prison and is now being sought for questioning in connection with other criminal investigations in Belize City and northern Belize. Jahdey Castillo, a bodywork technician originally from Hopkins
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