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4 stories in #cocaine · Tunota Canal 5 Tsi
Clear filtersCartel Used Mosquitia as Gateway for Six Tons of Cocaine
Prosecutors say the drug trafficking organization linked to former footballer Óscar Bonilla received at least six metric tons of cocaine from Colombia, using fast boats to offload shipments at sea, then stashing and gradually moving the drugs through La Mosquitia and the Honduran Caribbean.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 12, 2026#drug-trafficking#los-halcones#cocaineValle Valle Organization Ran Drug Couriers Through US Airports
Federal court documents show the Valle Valle organization employed couriers to smuggle cocaine through US airports between 2005 and 2014, with proceeds funneled back to Honduras.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 8, 2026#narcotrafficking#valle-valle#drug-smugglingUS Convicts Honduran in Valle Valle Cocaine Network
Erlis Antonio León Castellanos, a Honduran convicted by US courts, ran a strategic storage farm near the Honduras-Guatemala border where the Valle Valle cartel cached cocaine shipments—ranging from 15–20 kg to hundreds of kilos—before routing them through Guatemala and Mexico to the United States.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 23, 2026#valle-valle-cartel#drug-trafficking#cocaineUS Court Puts Mármol's 3-Ton Cocaine Load at $93.5 Million
Court documents show the US prosecutor calculated a three-ton cocaine shipment linked to Honduran trafficker Fredy Mármol at $93.5 million (about L2.5 billion) using an average street price of $31,161.76 per kilogram during the conspiracy period.