By Breaking Belize News Staff: Prime Minister John Briceño says the Belize Police Department has achieved what Government describes as a record 80 percent conviction rate while significantly increasing its drug-interdiction efforts.
In his State of the Nation Address, Briceño said Government has acquired 15 additional vehicles for the Police Department during the past two months and installed surveillance cameras at strategic locations.
The Prime Minister reported that since the beginning of 2026 police have seized 1,372 kilograms of cannabis and 582 kilograms of cocaine, along with quantities of methamphetamine, hashish, crack cocaine and heroin.
Briceño said the seizures demonstrate Government’s determination to prevent regional drug cartels from establishing a stronger foothold in Belize and to reduce drug-related violence.
The 80 percent conviction rate and cumulative drug-seizure figures were presented by the Prime Minister in Tuesday’s address; I did not locate a separately published Police Department statistical report containing those exact year-to-date totals at the time of writing.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: Prime Minister John Briceño says the Belize Police Department has achieved what Government describes as a record 80 percent conviction rate while significantly increasing its drug-interdiction efforts. In his State of the Nation Address, Briceño said Government has acquired 15 additional vehicles for the Police Department during the past two
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