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US fugutive detained in Belize

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BELMOPN, Belize, Mar 25, CMC -Police say they have arrested a man wanted in the United States on eleven counts of possession of child pornography.

“The police in Placencia in conjunction with serious some of our specialized units, worked to be able to locate and secure the detention of a fugitive was wanted in the US. He is in police custody…and should be taken out of the country very shortly, “ Police Commissioner Chester Williams confiredm

The man has been identifed as Gregory Roth, also known as “Chris,” who is wanted by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas.

The United States Embassy here had issued an appeal for information on his whereabouts and offered a reward for his capture. Roth was reportedly traveling and living in an RV.

“We worked with our US counterparts as we do with other countries to be able to help them to secure persons who may be hiding in beliefs that are wanted by the different police organizations and across the world,” Williams added.

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