Three held as 2 pounds of marijuana seized in Comayagua raids
A joint operation carried out six simultaneous raids in San Jerónimo and Esquías, Comayagua, detaining three people. Officers seized about two pounds of suspected marijuana and 45 small bags from a 52-year-old woman described as a local drug distributor.
A combined operation by the Public Ministry, the DPI investigative police, the
National Police, the anti-extortion force and police intelligence detained three
people in the municipalities of San Jerónimo and Esquías in Comayagua.[1]Those detained included 52-year-old Florencia Machado López, known as “lencha”.[1]Authorities described Machado López as one of the main drug distributors in
the Guasistagua community.[1]In the village of Calpules in Esquías officers
detained 32-year-old Orvin Juan Cáceres Euceda on suspected illegal storage of
commercial firearms.[1]In the same raids officers executed an arrest warrant
against José Santos Umanzor Rosa on suspicion of receiving a stolen vehicle and
cover-up.[1]
The detentions were carried out through six simultaneous raids aimed at
street-level drug dealing and illegal possession of weapons.[1]Officers said
they had kept the raided locations under surveillance to locate the suspects.[1]From Machado López officers seized 45 small bags and about two pounds
(about 0.91 kg) of suspected marijuana.[1]Officers also seized several litres
of allegedly adulterated liquor from her.[1]Inside Cáceres Euceda’s home
officers found a 12-gauge shotgun and a .357 revolver with several unfired
rounds.[1]
The Public Ministry said the actions were part of coordinated work with security
forces against common and organized crime in areas controlled by street-dealing
structures.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article gives no separate date for the raids; 15 June 2017 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only one of the three detainees was reported in possession of suspected marijuana; the other two were linked to firearms and a stolen-vehicle case.
The text does not clarify whether the 45 small bags are part of the approximate two pounds or additional, and no weight was given for the bags.
The marijuana weight was described as approximate with no laboratory result, charge or court outcome reported.
The several litres of allegedly adulterated liquor are not cannabis and are excluded from cannabis figures.
Only the Public Ministry statement for this 15 June 2017 operation could be opened after searching; a same-titled August 2017 Comayagua operation involved different detainees and is a separate event left out here.
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