Iriona, Columbus.
Elements of the Honduran Armed Forces (FAS) disabled in the last hours a clandestine landing area in the sector of Claura, Iriona, Colón, Honduran Atlantic coast.
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It was indicated, through a report from the military institution, that, through operations in pursuit of illicit drug trafficking activities, a ‘narcotics track’ was detected in this inhospitable sector adjacent to the Honduran mosque.
This region is widely used by national and international criminal structures to land and load fuel. So are drugs and weapons. Honduras and its security forces are waging a war since 2014 against drug trafficking in the sector which, due to its complex geography, is preferred by drug cartels.
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Through the enabling of clandestine airstrips, criminal organizations achieve their stakes on a route that takes the drug to Mexico or United States. des 2014, Honduras has disabled 313 ‘Narcopists’.
It was detailed that the clandestine track had a length of 3,000 meters long for 30 wide; in addition, it was indicated that it was disabled with craters of 12 meters wide by 7 of depth.
The military reported that this is the sixth disabled track in Honduras so far 2021. The National Interagency Security Force (Fusina) coordinates operations in the fight against drug trafficking through security agencies.