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Police antidrug and community security units seized 131 pounds (about 59 kg) of suspected marijuana hidden in a vehicle in the La Bolsa neighborhood of Tocoa, Colón, as part of a national operation against drug trafficking organizations.

National Police arrested multiple suspected members of MS-13 and Pandilla 18 across Honduras during coordinated operations that yielded firearms, over 300 pounds of marijuana, and other evidence linked to drug trafficking and extortion.

Two anti-extortion unit (DAET) agents were arrested for investigation after alleged cocaine, marijuana, and crack were found in a San Pedro Sula house administered by a state asset-management office and assigned to their unit, with authorities probing why the seized drugs were never processed through legal channels.

National Police arrested a man in Comayagua who was hiding drugs in a freezer at a commercial establishment used as a front for drug sales, seizing over 30 packets of suspected drugs and cash.

Military police in Naco, Cortés, arrested a 42-year-old man allegedly affiliated with MS-13 and seized 244 packets of suspected crack cocaine and powder cocaine during a patrol operation.

Military police arrested Nelson Antonio Gómez Licona and Carlos David Portillo Rivera in Chamelecón, seizing cocaine, crack, marijuana, and 14,600 lempiras (about $585) in cash during separate operations.

Armed Forces units seized three coca plantations spanning seven acres with 25,000 bushes and a marijuana plot with 3,500 plants in Olanchito and El Bañadero in Yoro department, part of a broader 2026 drug-eradication campaign that has already secured 54 coca farms.

Honduras police confiscated over 1.5 metric tons of cocaine hidden in mangroves between Choluteca and Valle departments in two operations within 48 hours, with authorities saying they may find more as searches continue.

Police arrested a man at El Dandy Market in San Pedro Sula after seizing suspected marijuana, cocaine, and crack cocaine, along with 1,100 lempiras in cash.

National Police arrested a 26-year-old engineering student in San Manuel, Cortés, after a court-ordered raid on a home where officers seized 15 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately 500,000 lempiras (about $20,000) and equipment used for packaging drugs for distribution across the Sula Valley.

National Police arrested a man in Tegucigalpa and seized 70 packets of cocaine, 20 packets of marijuana, and 80 bags of crack cocaine.

National Police arrested a 30-year-old security guard in Choloma during a preventive operation and seized several packets of suspected marijuana and cocaine; he faces charges of drug trafficking.

Police arrested a man known as "Fugitivo" or "Pechuga," an alleged MS-13 member, in El Progreso and seized drugs found in his possession.

Detectives in southern Honduras seized a vehicle without license plates in Choluteca and arrested three people carrying approximately 3 kilos of cocaine in a joint operation with police and a task force.

Police arrested a couple accused of drug trafficking and seized cocaine, cash totaling more than 60,000 lempiras (about $2,400), firearms, and surveillance equipment from a distribution hub in Las Flores, Lempira.

Police arrested a man and woman on the Pan-American Highway in San Lorenzo, Valle on Friday and seized 34 packages of suspected marijuana during a roadside vehicle inspection.

Acting on a court order and investigation into a July 4 attack on armed forces members, Honduras's Military Police raided a home in Siguatepeque suspected of involvement in drug trafficking, weapons storage, stolen-motorcycle dismantling, and other crimes, seizing marijuana, cocaine, ammunition, and vehicle parts.

National Police antidrug teams seized 154 packages of alleged cocaine hidden beneath the seats of a pickup truck during a checkpoint operation in Namasigüe, Choluteca.

Detectives arrested a man in San Antonio, Comayagua, with four packages of suspected marijuana, 36 prepared doses for sale, a firearm, and drug paraphernalia.

National Police arrested an active MS-13 gang member in San Lorenzo, Valle, and seized more than 2,900 doses of narcotics during the operation.

Honduran armed forces report inflicting L324 million (roughly $13 million) in losses on drug trafficking networks so far in 2026 through crop destruction, lab dismantling, and seizures of cocaine, weapons, and vehicles, even as criminal groups shift routes and rebuild.

Prosecutors are investigating who abandoned a vehicle containing suspected cocaine and marijuana in Villanueva, Cortés.

Special Cocaine Task Force (FESCCO) agents arrested four people carrying 135 packages of suspected cocaine in Lempira Department and secured judicial detention orders against them.

Honduran National Police seized a marijuana plantation during a raid in Guaimaca, Francisco Morazán, according to police.

Police arrested a man known as 'Cabeza de Toro,' a suspected member of the gang 'El Combo Que No Se Deja,' in the El Bosque neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, seizing 80 packets of alleged crack, marijuana, and cocaine along with a prohibited rifle.

Anti-narcotics police and the Honduran Armed Forces dismantled a coca plantation of roughly 11,000 plants in the mountainous Santa Bárbara area of Iriona municipality, Colón department.