Military police detained two alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) during an intelligence operation in the village of La Barranquilla, in the municipality of San Marcos de Colón, Choluteca, seizing suspected drugs, a firearm and ammunition.[1] The report gave no identities for the two detainees.[1] They were preliminarily accused of terrorist association, drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm.[1]

During the search the soldiers seized a package of about one pound of suspected marijuana, a bag with about five grams of the same substance and 39 wraps also believed to contain that drug.[1] They also found 33 transparent tips with white powder alleged to be cocaine hydrochloride and a grinder holding presumed marijuana inside.[1] The evidence also included a pistol with a round in the chamber, 42 .25-calibre rounds and two 9 mm rounds, all unfired, as well as nine mobile phones of different makes and models.[1] Agents also found cash in different denominations, plus 60 córdobas and five quetzals, without authorities detailing the total amount seized in lempiras.[1]

The operation was carried out by the Fourth Battalion of the PMOP, under the operational control of the Lenca Sumpul Task Force and in support of the National Agency Against Crime (ANCC).[1] The two suspects and the seized objects were transferred to the Directorate of Special and Tactical Affairs (Daet), where investigations will continue into their alleged links to criminal structures and other crimes.[1]