Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Several members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) were arrested Friday morning in a mountainous area on the road leading to the department of Olancho
As reported by National Police, It is about a hitmen camp who ran the Mara Salvatrucha, which was used as a center for teaching, practicing and knowledge about the use of firearms.
The operational deployment was carried out from very early hours on Friday in the sector known as La Sieneguita, with the support of Police Intelligence and the National Directorate of Special Forces (DNFE).
The security minister reported that the camp referred to by the criminal group as “the little school” was set up in a mountainous area on the hillside of a river, that it was used for teaching, practicing and training in the use of weapons. . In addition, criminal actions had been planned there and a drug laboratory was installed.
Police officers managed to petition six alleged leaders of the criminal structure in the sector, verifying that they have a police report and that one of them has three pending arrest warrants for the crimes of murder, murder and unlawful association.
Among the persons seized are the following:
– 74 packs of alleged marijuana
– Four shotgun firearms
– An AK-47 rifle firearm
– A pistol firearm of 40mm caliber
– Five pressure rings
– 32 body armor
– Three fatigues and a pair of military boots
Seven metal rifle magazines
– Two gun magazines
– Four boxes of ammo
– Two communication radios
– A machete
– Four axles
– 10 peintball guns
– Two cell phones
The Police Department of Investigations transferred the detainees together with the evidence to the central office for confirmation of the investigation file and forwarded it to the on-call prosecutor.
Gerson Velasquez, head of the Operational Planning and Continuous Improvement Directorate, said that “this has been achieved thanks to the investigations of the DPI and Dipol, as well as the precise implementation of the National Directorate of Special Forces. of these structures on society, such as deaths and other violent events that are recorded daily.
The police officer warned those still operating within these groups that they will also be arrested at any time to answer for their actions in court.