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Not all of them have been recovered as yet and the compol told us he has an idea more or less why someone would want to commit such a crime. He says they can be used to orchestrate other crimes.

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Either its something the police is going to be looking at or I'm not sure if they have received any leads on that issue but again they are working in tandem with the traffic department to see what if anything can be obtained. I know that many of those persons who lost the license plate in that incident have reapplied to transport department and I am speaking about city traffic. It is being addressed from that standpoint and again if you know of anyone who is selling license plates it is good to report to the police so the police can go and see if in fact those plates are stolen. It seems to be something that forms part of the tourism industry because again I know that sometimes tourists may want to buy license lates and take back to their respective countries so that they can show well I was in Belize and I got this license plate from Belize so it is something we have to look at very seriously because it can also be another issue where the license plates are being stolen with the intent that they be used and placed on other vehicles to commit crimes so we have to look at it from all angles."

And while that is one theory - another is far simpler. You might not know it, but license plates are a hot item in the dark end of the tourist trade. Stolen plates are often offered for sale to cruise tourists as a unique Belize memento.