By Catracha Hondurena on September 1, 2010
drugs, honduras
General Honduras News
Honduran naval forces joined forces from Colombia and the U.S. to begin joint anti-drug trafficking military exercises this week. The three-day drills are being carried out by the Honduran patrol ship “Tegucigalpa”, the Colombian National Army, and the U.S. Coast Guard vessel “Escanaba” on the Colombian island of San Andres. The exercises include training Colombian […]
By Catracha Hondurena on August 5, 2010
drugs, honduras
General Honduras News
Honduran police seized 3.2 tons of cocaine on board a ship off the Caribbean coast yesterday. The operation was carried out with the support of the United States and Colombia according to authorities. Security Ministry spokesman, Leonel Sauceda, said, “The drugs, transported in a ship with a Honduran flag, were the largest amount seized in […]
By Catracha Hondurena on February 17, 2010
drug trafficking, drugs, honduras
General Honduras News
Security Minister Oscar Alvarez said today that between 250 and 300 drug trafficking routes from Venezuela have been detected, and that an increasing number of drug trafficking flights originating in Venezuela are landing in Honduras. The Security Minister stated that, “The majority of the routes leave from zones in Venezuela, with airplanes displaying that country’s […]
By Catracha Hondurena on February 17, 2010
drugs, honduras, la ceiba
General Honduras News
A hidden airstrip where several planes full of drugs have been landing was destroyed by the authorities in a joint effort between the National Police Directorate of Drug Trafficking (DLCN), the Fourth Infantry Battalion, the Prosecutors Office and the Soptravi. A court order for its destruction was issued by the city of La Ceiba on […]
By Catracha Hondurena on February 17, 2010
crime, drugs, kidnapping
Politics in Honduras
Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez and Honduran Minister of Security Oscar Alvarez signed an agreement that allows the sharing of intelligence on drug trafficking, kidnapping and organized crime between Colombia and Honduras. Alvarez said that cooperation with Colombia will mean the creation of joint intelligence units, anti-narcotics units, anti-terrorism units and anti-kidnapping units, and more. […]