Honduran police seize 1,300 pounds of cannabis in a Puerto Cortés minibus
On 19 September 2026 DNPA anti-drug officers in Puerto Cortés, Cortés, searched a minibus and found 28 bales with 1,300 pounds of suspected marijuana, valued preliminarily above 10 million lempiras. They detained three men aged 29, 55 and 68 for aggravated drug trafficking.
On 19 September 2026, specialists from Honduras’s National Anti-Drug Police (DNPA), with other
national police units, inspected a minibus in Puerto Cortés, Cortés department, after surveillance
work.[1][2][3][4]
They found 28 rectangular bales containing 1,300 pounds of suspected high-grade marijuana.[1][2][3][4]Police put the preliminary value above 10 million lempiras.[1][2]
Three men aged 29, 55 and 68 were detained on preliminary aggravated drug-trafficking charges and
handed to the competent authorities.[1][2][3]Prosecutors from the Special Prosecutor’s Office against
Organized Crime in San Pedro Sula supported the operation.[1]
Police said early lines of inquiry pointed to Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and distribution in northern
Honduras, but that remained to be proved in court.[1][2]Investigators continued to trace the
cargo’s origin and any other participants.[1][2]
Photos and video
Bales of suspected marijuana from the Puerto Cortés minibus search, shown by Prensa Libre.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
589.7 kg
Value (official estimate)
HNL 10,000,000
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (589.7 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Prensa Libre Hondurasprensalibrehn.comESPOLICÍA NACIONAL ASESTA GOLPE AL NARCOTRÁFICO CON DECOMISO DE 1,300 LIBRAS DE SUPUESTA MARIHUANA EN PUERTO CORTÉS
Infobaeinfobae.comESDecomisan 1,300 libras de supuesta marihuana y detienen a tres hombres en Honduras
Tiempotiempo.hnESDecomisan 28 fardos de supuesta marihuana en Puerto Cortés
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The three detainees were not named in these reports.
Police said the load might be linked to MS-13 and northern distribution routes; that remained a preliminary investigative line.
The cannabis was still described as suspected pending laboratory confirmation.
kg_seized converts 1,300 lb to about 589.7 kg; sources gave only pounds.
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Honduras's police investigation directorate (DPI) burned more than 400 pounds (about 181 kg) of marijuana in Tegucigalpa on 30 October 2026, eight days after seizing it in Marale from a suspect it calls 'El Colocho' of the 'El Diablo' cartel. The man arrested with the load and an AR-15 rifle remains in custody.
DNPA and DNPSC officers seized 131 pounds of suspected marijuana and the transport vehicle on 22 October 2026 at La Bolsa in Tocoa, Colón, during Plan Operativo Escudo. FESCCO in La Ceiba took the case; no arrests were reported.
Honduran anti-drug police raided a property in Comayagua under a judicial order and arrested one man. The search found 45 wraps of suspected marijuana besides 299 wraps of suspected cocaine, phones, cash and a video recorder.
Honduran National Police said meticulous investigation and intelligence work led to the seizure of 498 packages of marijuana bound for Tegucigalpa. The drugs were moved to the capital to continue the investigation; the announcement gives no weight, seizure location, arrests or court outcome.
