Military Police Seize Guns and Drugs in Villanueva

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 16, 2026 · Originally reported August 16, 2026 by La Prensa

Military police seized firearms, ammunition, cocaine, crack, marijuana, nearly 13,200 lempiras (about $530), and cellphones in a raid on the Brisas del Rosario neighborhood of Villanueva, Cortés; no arrests were reported.

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