Authorities in southern Belize are accelerating efforts to locate a 23-year-old Dangriga man who has been missing for more than a month, with investigators now turning to public assistance to identify two persons of interest who could shed new light on the case.
Lidahni Martinez was last seen on March 27, 2026, when he left his shared home in a sport utility vehicle and never returned. His common-law wife waited nearly two weeks before filing an official missing person report with local police on April 7, 2026, triggering the start of a formal probe into his unexplained disappearance.
Speaking to local outlet News Five, Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith, a staff officer with the Belize Police Department, confirmed that investigators have already collected dozens of witness statements from family, friends, and acquaintances connected to Martinez. Smith added that authorities have now narrowed their focus to locating two individuals who investigators believe hold critical information that can help move the stalled investigation forward.
When pressed by reporters to confirm whether Martinez’s disappearance is linked to the ongoing probe into the separate disappearance of Deborah Arthurs, Smith declined to comment on any potential connections between the two cases, citing the active and ongoing nature of the investigation. Smith confirmed that police have not yet ruled out any connections, but have also not reached any definitive conclusions about ties between the two missing person cases at this stage of the inquiry.
This report is adapted from a televised evening news broadcast transcript published online by local Belizean media, with unaltered official statements preserved for accuracy.