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High Ranking Colombian Drug Trafficker Arrested in Honduras

High Ranking Colombian Drug Trafficker Arrested in Honduras

A suspected Colombian drug kingpin wanted by authorities in his own country for heading a drug trafficking organization was arrested Monday in Honduras, a country he had entered illegally. The Colombian, identified as Fermin Alberto Garcia, was nabbed by operatives of the War on Drugs Agency in the Caribbean province of Colon, the Attorney General’s […]

Honduras Purchases Israeli Radar System to Combat Airplane Drug Smuggling

Honduras Purchases Israeli Radar System to Combat Airplane Drug Smuggling

Honduras is combating its drug trade through the use of Israeli radar, Israel Defense reported on Wednesday. The Honduran Air Force purchased a radar system, produced by the Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta factory, to intercept planes transporting narcotics from South America to Honduras in Central America. The approximately $30 million sale was made in 2014, […]