News:1983-10-06/Eradication/mexican-helicopters-reported-spraying-paraquat-on-marijuana-in-corozal-district

NewsEradication6 October 1983

Mexican helicopters reported spraying paraquat on marijuana in Corozal District

Part of Herbicide spraying in Belize

Amandala of Belize City reported on 7 October 1983 that one of its sources had said the previous morning that 30 Mexican helicopters guarded by Mexican soldiers had begun spraying paraquat on areas of Corozal thought to hold marijuana. The source said that almost every cane farmer in Corozal also grew marijuana. Another source told the paper that the operation was on the ground, with police, the Belize Defence Force and the Mexican army burning fields and helicopters used to find them. Radio Belize described a joint operation of the police, the Defence Force and the Mexican government.

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PlaceCorozal DistrictBelize

AgencyBelize Police Force; Belize Defence Force; Government of Mexico

Approximate location18.40, -88.40

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1983-10-06 Eradication Mexican helicopters reported spraying paraquat on marijuana in Corozal District Amandala of Belize City reported on 7 October 1983 that one of its sources had said the previous morning that 30 Mexican helicopters guarded by Mexican soldiers had begun spraying paraquat on areas of Corozal thought to hold marijuana. The source said that almost every cane farmer in Corozal also grew marijuana. Another source told the paper that the operation was on the ground, with police, the Belize Defence Force and the Mexican army burning fields and helicopters used to find them. Radio Belize described a joint operation of the police, the Defence Force and the Mexican government. https://archive.org/details/jprs-report jprs-84872 Herbicide spraying in Belize Belize Corozal District 18° 24' 0.00" N, 88° 24' 0.00" W administrative seat Belize Police Force; Belize Defence Force; Government of Mexico