High-Powered Rifle Among Weapons Seized in Countrywide Police Blitz

It’s a coordinated crackdown and police are not retreating in the fight against guns and drugs. In a series of targeted operations across multiple districts, law enforcement units moved in with precision, teaming up with local formations to hit key locations. Over several days, those efforts paid off, officers pulled illegal firearms off the streets, seizing pistols, revolvers, and even a high-powered rifle. The operation marks a significant push by police to tighten their grip on rising crime, as they ramp up visibility and enforcement nationwide. ASP Stacy Smith has more on how the operation unfolded and what police say comes next.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“During the week of twenty-fifth to twenty-ninth May 2026, countrywide anti-drugs and weapons operations were conducted by the various specialized units of the police department, as well as the different formations across the country of Belize. As a consequence of these operations, a total of ten firearms consisting of five nine millimeter caliber pistol, one .22 caliber pistol, three .38 revolver, and one AR-15 rifle were seized. The aforementioned weapons were seized as a consequence of targeted base search operations conducted in Belize City, Corozal, and the city of Belmopan. This week’s seizure bring the total amount of weapons and ammunition seized by the department since the beginning of the year to one hundred sixteen firearms of different calibers three thousand seven hundred twenty-four rounds of ammunition, and the number of persons arrested for firearm and ammunition-related offenses to one hundred nine.”

 

Officials say the operation is a part of a national initiative to lower the number of gun-related crimes across Belize.

 

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