Armed robbery reported in the Corozal Free Zone

Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2014. 5:26 pm CST.

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PATRICK E. JONES Repporting: Police in Corozal are investigating an armed robbery on Monday morning in the Corozal Commercial Free Zone.

Police say that Mexican businessman Ricardo Villasenor, 48, came out of his establishment, namely North America Store, and was going to his vehicle which was parked in the compound when he was accosted by two men of Creole decent one of whom was armed with a knife.

Villasenor told police that the man with the knife placed the weapon to his right side and demanded money.

The official report says that “after several demands from male persons Villasenor then took both plastic bags which contained the sum of $1,250,000.00 Pesos in different denominations which is equivalent to $208,000.00 Bcy. He was then pushed inside the trunk where he was search and robbed of his red Alcatel cellular phone value at $1,200.00 Pesos equivalent to $200.00 Bcy and $800.00 pesos equivalent to $133.33 Bcy a total of $208,333.33.”

Police investigations continue.

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