70 kilos of cocaine seized and one man arrested in eastern Honduras
Honduran authorities seized about 70 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated value of $751,961, during an operation in the east of the country in which a 27-year-old man was arrested, the National Police reported this Saturday. The shipment was located on Friday night during the inspection of a vehicle [...]
TL;DR
- Honduran authorities seized about 70 kilograms of cocaine.
- The estimated value of the cocaine is $751,961.
- A 27-year-old man was arrested during the operation in Juticalpa, Olancho.
- The cocaine was discovered during a vehicle inspection.
- Honduras is a key transit country for international drug traffickers heading to the United States.
- Last year, Honduras seized around 1.5 tons of cocaine and destroyed over a million coca plants.