former us ambassador to honduras lisa kubiske attends inauguration of honduras special forces tigres

The money was found in October in 19 plastic bags buried in a mountainous region in western Honduras during an operation that led to the capture of Miguel Valle Valle, the head of the powerful Valle Valle cartel, who was extradited to the United States in December.

“Twenty-one agents of a special police unit who were assigned to the U.S. embassy have been suspended and put under investigation for their suspected involvement in the disappearance of the seized Valle Valle money,” according to security ministry spokesman Leonel Sauceda.