伯利兹的2.5M车辆修理预算变化引发了腐败问题,而一名烟草商人在与卡特尔有关的袭击中幸存下来。 A $2.5M vehicle repair budget shift in Belize sparked corruption concerns, while a tobacco trader survived a cartel-linked attack.

2025年11月7日,伯利兹东部分部的2024-2025年车辆维修预算为250万美元,导致转而使用RX Auto,这是菲利普·戈德森高速公路上的一家商店,根据取消先前监督的新的直接支付制度,两个月内支付了54 000多美元。 On November 7, 2025, a 2024–2025 vehicle repair budget of $2.5 million for Belize’s Eastern Division led to a shift to RX Auto, a shop on the Phillip Goldson Highway, where over $54,000 was paid in two months under a new direct payment system that eliminated prior oversight. 这一变化旨在提高效率，取消了发票和多重授权等支票，引发了人们对问责制和偏袒的担忧，尽管官方否认，但多个消息来源证实了一名关键政治人物的参与。 The change, intended to boost efficiency, removed checks like invoices and multiple authorizations, sparking concerns over accountability and favoritism, with multiple sources confirming a key political figure’s involvement despite official denials. 对此,警官计划恢复在皇后街站进行内部维修。 In response, police officials plan to revert to in-house repairs at the Queen Street station. 另外,Corozal自由区烟草贸易商Nitin Buxani在Mile 8附近的一次有针对性的武装袭击中幸存下来,受枪伤;调查人员正在调查可能与有组织犯罪和与卡特尔有关的暴力蔓延到伯利兹城的情况。 Separately, Nitin Buxani, a Corozal Freezone tobacco trader, survived a targeted armed attack near Mile 8, sustaining gunshot wounds; investigators are probing possible links to organized crime and the spread of cartel-related violence into Belize City.