By Zoila Palma: Prime Minister John Briceno says that Belize and the U.S. are working together to keep the Corozal Free Zone free from illicit activities.
During an interview with 7news Belize, the PM says that representatives from the U.S. Embassy have visited the Corozal Free Zone.
“I know, as far as I know, we have closed that extra gate that they had through the back. The Americans have visited the Free Zone; we have shown them what we are doing with the operations, and we are doing as best as we can. If we export cigarettes from the Free Zone, it is exported legally. Now, what happens in Mexico, we can’t-we have no control over that, so that is a matter that you need to ask the Mexicans,” the Prime Minister said.
“There have been concerns, obviously, earlier on that we have to ensure that we don’t allow the cartels to come into Belize, which is something I have been saying from the beginning-that we have to do everything possible to keep them out of Belize, and we have been fairly successful for that. And, but we continue to work with Americans, and we always tell them we need help-we need help with the intelligence, with the assets to maybe move from point A to point B very quickly, to stave off these people trying to come into Belize,” the PM added.
The U.S. Department of State reports have routinely cited the Corozal Free Zone as a hub vulnerable to trade-based money laundering and the illegal movement of duty-free or contraband goods across the Mexico-Belize border.
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By Zoila Palma: Prime Minister John Briceno says that Belize and the U.S. are working together to keep the Corozal Free Zone free from illicit activities. During an interview with 7news Belize, the PM says that representatives from the U.S. Embassy have visited the Corozal Free Zone. “I know, as far as I know, we
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