Thank God, Honduras.
one plane which entered Honduran airspace was secured on Tuesday through Armed Forces operations in the Tabacunta sector, near Brus Laguna.
The plane was insured after crashing in the area of the Mosquitia, being completely destroyed as a result of an incineration.
Armed Forces reported that this plane coming from South America destined for the national territory, he would have transported drugs. After what happened there was a military deployment at border points to locate possible findings related to the alleged narco-plane.
The northeastern department of Thank God it is particularly vulnerable to drug trafficking due to its remoteness, limited infrastructure, and minimal government presence. Drug trafficking organizations take advantage of these vulnerabilities, which make detection and interdiction difficult.
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Indeed, the United States Department of State recently released a report on the fight against drug trafficking in Honduras. The report details that traffickers exploit Honduran territory for cocaine trafficking to the United States and chemical precursors used to produce illicit drugs.
During the first nine months of 2020, cocaine seizures exceeded those of 2019 in Honduras, but according to the State Department, significant challenges remain to intercept illicit drugs transiting by land, air and sea.
In 2020, the Honduran government emphasized the location and eradication of fields used by narco in the northeastern part of the country. Meanwhile, until October last year, the Honduran National Police eradicated approximately 40 hectares of coca plantations and security forces located and destroyed 11 clandestine cocaine laboratories with some support from the United States mission. Units.