Honduras’s National Police captured one person in possession of 126 packages of marijuana in an operation in the northern department of Colón.[1] Anti-drug agents detained the 24-year-old in the municipality of Sabá on suspicion of aggravated drug trafficking.[1] The detainee is originally from Concepción del Norte, in Santa Bárbara.[2]
Officers seized 63 wrapped double bundles, equivalent to 126 compact packages of suspected marijuana in rectangular presentations.[1] Specialists assessed each package as weighing more than one pound because of its packaging.[1] Officers also confiscated an additional plastic bag with about six pounds of the same substance.[1] Officers also seized two motorcycles, one of which had altered physical characteristics because its colour did not match the police system record.[2]
The operation was carried out through surveillance and monitoring as part of front-line action against structures dedicated to street-level dealing and distribution of narcotics.[1] The arrested man and the seized evidence were placed at the disposal of the competent authorities to continue the legal process for harm to public health.[1] Specialists were to carry out exact weighing and field chemical testing to confirm the nature of the drug.[2]
