Cocaine Seizure
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Clear filtersHonduran Convicted in US Cocaine Smuggling Case
Olvin Javier Velásquez Maldonado, 40, was sentenced to more than four years in prison for conspiring to transport 24 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a boat traveling from Utila to Louisiana in 2022; his fingerprints on the drug packaging provided key evidence.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 21, 2026#drug-trafficking#cocaine-seizure#us-convictionWoman Ordered to Stand Trial on Drug-Trafficking Charges
A court ordered Anyi Yariela Mejía Interiano, 28, to stand trial for aggravated drug trafficking after police seized 154 packages of suspected cocaine and $2,000 in cash from a vehicle she was driving in Namasigüe on June 29; her mother received provisional dismissal.
La PrensaRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 4, 2026#drug-trafficking#cocaine-seizure#narcotraficoDrug Trafficker 'Capi' Convicted After 3-Ton Cocaine Seizure
Michael Adolf Dixon Rivers, a Honduran drug trafficker who operated Caribbean shipping routes, was sentenced to 14 years in US federal prison in May 2022 after authorities intercepted approximately 3 metric tons of cocaine near Aruba in 2019, unraveling his international cocaine-smuggling conspiracy.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 17, 2026#drug-trafficking#extradition#narco-maritime