34-year-old held with 90 pounds of marijuana en route to Tegucigalpa
DAET officers detained 34-year-old Darwin Ramón Antúnez Pérez, known as El Gordo, in aldea Monterredondo on the Olancho–Tegucigalpa road, finding about 90 pounds of suspected marijuana hidden in his vehicle's spare tire. He and the seized drug, phones and cash were handed to the competent authorities as a wider trafficking investigation continues.
The operation took place in aldea Monterredondo on the road connecting Olancho
with Tegucigalpa.[1]There officers detained 34-year-old Darwin Ramón Antúnez
Pérez, known as El Gordo.[1]Police describe him as a suspected member of an
independent criminal structure that moves drugs from Colón toward central and
southern Honduras.[1]The interception followed months of intelligence,
surveillance and tracking of the group’s operations.[1]
Officers found the consignment hidden in a compartment in the grey pickup he was
driving.[1]The hiding place was the spare tire, where officers found more
than 45 packages wrapped in transparent plastic.[1]The National Police
announced the DAET capture of an individual with 90 pounds of marijuana hidden
in a vehicle on the road to Tegucigalpa.[2]Police gave the preliminary weight
as about 90 pounds (about 40.82 kg) of suspected marijuana, pending laboratory
analysis of its nature and composition.[1]Officers also seized several mobile
phones and cash with the drug.[1]
Authorities present the capture as part of a wider investigation rather than an
isolated case.[1]Specialist teams are still working to identify suppliers,
carriers, receivers and distributors and any links to other criminal
organisations.[1]The detainee and the seized items were placed at the
disposal of the competent authorities for the courts to determine criminal
responsibility.[1]
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No separate operation date was published; 19 August 2026 is the detailed account's publication date reporting the interception in the previous hours, with the police post following on 20 August, so it is used as the incident date.
The 90-pound weight is preliminary and the substance was described as suspected marijuana pending laboratory analysis.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported; the detainee was placed at the disposal of the competent authorities for the courts to decide.
No street value for the load was published.
Coordinates use the Tegucigalpa centre with region precision because the exact hamlet location was not geocoded; the interception was reported at aldea Monterredondo on the Olancho–Tegucigalpa corridor.
Police on patrol in El Encino, Esquipulas del Norte, Olancho, arrested a person found with more than 70 small bags of marijuana. The detainee is to answer for unlawful drug possession.
Military police detained two alleged MS-13 members in La Barranquilla, San Marcos de Colón, Choluteca, seizing suspected marijuana, suspected cocaine, a pistol and phones. The haul included about one pound of suspected marijuana plus a small bag and 39 wraps, and the suspects were sent to the Daet for investigation.
Border police arrested a 24-year-old Guatemalan at El Florido in Copán on 26 October 2026 and seized four packages of suspected marijuana weighing about seven pounds. He was sent to Copán Ruinas for drug-trafficking charges; lab tests were pending.
Police detained four Nicaraguan men in Banco Grande, Trojes, seizing three bags of suspected marijuana, a rifle and two phones. The men face alleged drug trafficking and illegal weapons charges and were linked preliminarily to the Los Nica structure.
