A tour through the Belize slums with a map of Belize gangs like Bloods and Crips, showcasing their journey into the Caribbean country.

Jul 15, 2021 · Local cops surveyed the scene, moving the body of 17-year-old Gerald Tillett Jr. into the back of a pickup truck as onlookers gawked at the most recent victim of a long-simmering Bloods and...

Aug 11, 2024 · Belize has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, with gangs at the heart of this violence. The country's gangs are largely domestic and operate mainly in Belize City, engaging in local drug trafficking and robberies.

Mar 5, 2025 · Illegal aliens and human trafficking gangs use the Panama-Belize air corridor to land in Belize, and from there continue their journey to the United States of America. Belizean officials in 2025 have increased surveillance of air passengers, particularly those using COPA Airlines to travel to Belize posing as tourists.

The small Central American nation of Belize has a remarkably high homicide rate. The main sources of violence in the country are domestic gangs that operate mainly in Belize City, engaging in local drug trafficking and robberies.

Nov 10, 2017 · The small Central American nation of Belize has a remarkably high homicide rate. The main sources of violence in the country are domestic gangs that operate mainly in Belize City, engaging in local drug trafficking and robberies.

Jul 14, 2024 · The influx of drugs into Belize has fuelled gang violence, with gangs fighting for control of turf and the drug trade. The Bloods and Crips, modelled after US street gangs, are prominent in Belize, with members often fighting amongst themselves and with rival gangs.

Aug 12, 2024 · Belize has drug-cartel affiliates within existing gangs, primarily in the Belize district and in northern, western, and southern Belize. These gangs have links to the U.S. Crips and Bloods, as well as Mexican and Central American gangs.

Aug 28, 2024 · According to research conducted by Doctor Harold Young in 2019, there are as many as fourteen hundred active gang members in Belize City. These groups of young men prey on each other often in a struggle for turf in the illegal drug trade.

Belize is bordered by countries in which illicit trafficking is controlled by well-organized and extremely violent criminal organizations, notably Mexican cartels, for whom local gangs operate as suppliers.