Identifier
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04TEGUCIGALPA265
2004-02-04 21:00:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Cable title:  

HONDURAS SEIZES 90 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; 2004

Tags:  SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO 
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UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 000265 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR INL/LP AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO
SUBJECT: HONDURAS SEIZES 90 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; 2004
TOTAL IS UP TO 1,117.5 KILOS

REF: A. TEGUCIGALPA 209


B. TEGUCIGALPA 203

C. TEGUCIGALPA 193

D. TEGUCIGALPA 179

E. TEGUCIGALPA 80

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 000265

SIPDIS

STATE FOR INL/LP AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS SOCI HO
SUBJECT: HONDURAS SEIZES 90 MORE KILOS OF COCAINE; 2004
TOTAL IS UP TO 1,117.5 KILOS

REF: A. TEGUCIGALPA 209


B. TEGUCIGALPA 203

C. TEGUCIGALPA 193

D. TEGUCIGALPA 179

E. TEGUCIGALPA 80


1. On January 31 Honduran police seized 15 kilos of cocaine
in Bonito Oriental, and on February 1 the police seized
another 75 kilos in Balfate. Both towns are on the Caribbean
coast of Honduras near Trujillo. In addition, in the
February 1 action police arrested five suspects, and seized
cash and weapons.


2. These seizures, combined with previous seizures of
approximately 25 kilos from an aircraft on January 20 (refs
A-D) and approximately 1,000 kilos from an aircraft January
10 (ref E),and a small seizure of 2.5 kilos January 8 from a
bus in Choluteca make a total of approximately 1,117.5 kilos
seized in 2004. (Note: Honduran authorities believe the
plane that crashed January 20 was carrying approximately
1,000 kilos, but most of it was either dropped from the plane
prior to the crash or burned in the crash. End Note.)


3. The January 31/February 1 seizures represent more
successfully coordinated efforts between the military and the
INL-funded Frontier Police (as well as the Preventative
Police),who have been working jointly in an unprecedented
capacity recently.
PALMER