Tegucigalpa.
The Honduran security forces They discovered more than 15,000 marijuana plants this Saturday in the Colón department, in the country’s Caribbean, armed forces spokesman José Coello reported.
The field was located in the village of Cayo Sierra, in the municipality of Tocoa, and was located by soldiers, said Coello, who said there are no prisoners in this case.
He also noted that the discovery was made by “high impact surgery” of the Joint Task Force Xatruch
The military spokesman said the marijuana plants were “fully developed and ready to be cut and prepared for preparation,” and authorities will destroy them in the next few hours.
Fight Against Drug Trafficking (LCN) agents also participated in the operation.
Honduran authorities have launched investigations to identify, track and detain people involved in marijuana cultivation and trade in Colón, the armed agency said.
The drug was secured during a land, sea and air shield operation launched by Honduran authorities in 2014 to reduce drug trafficking from South America, he added.
The maritime shield is supported by U.S through a coast guard in international waters adjacent to that of the Central American nation in the Caribe, while the air is unilaterally exported by Honduras.
Officers of the National Police, the Military police of public order and other institutions develop the country shield The measure has drastically reduced drug transit through Honduras, where authorities say were frequent pre-landing light aircraft loaded with cocaine destined for Mexico and the United States.
Honduras is a bridge for South American drug traffickers who use clandestine tracks on their route of drug shipments, especially cocaine, to the United States, although some of that alkaloid remains in the country, according to authorities.
In 2020, Honduran authorities seized more than 4.5 tons of drugs and destroyed 35 clandestine runways that official figures say were used by drug traffickers to transport illegal substances to Mexico and the United States.