2,700 marijuana plants and a processing shed burned in Tocoa, Colón
Prosecutors of the Bajo Agúan regional prosecution service and the Anti-Drug Trafficking Directorate destroyed a suspected marijuana plantation near Tocoa, Colón on 11 November 2026. Officers found about 700 cultivated plants and another 2,000 already cut, plus an artisanal processing structure, all burned on site.
🇭🇳 Tocoa, Colón · Honduras
Plants destroyed
2,700
Agencies
Fiscalía Regional del Bajo Agúan (FRBA), Dirección de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (DLCN) +1
La diligencia se desarrolló desde el pasado miércoles 11 de noviembre de 2026,
mediante auto motivado, con la participación de detectives de la Dirección de
Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (DLCN), Regional Litoral Atlántico, en conjunto con
la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta Xatruch (FTC-XATRUCH) y C2.[1]During the
intervention, the teams located an area of roughly one manzana of land where
about 700 plants of suspected marijuana were growing, with variable heights of
up to 1.5 metres.[1]
They also counted around 2,000 plants that had already been cut and were ready
for the next stages of processing and packaging.[1]As part of the
inspections, an artisanally-built structure was also found that was allegedly
used to process and pack the drug. Both the plantation and the structure were
the subject of the destruction and incineration proceedings ordered by the
prosecutorial authority.[1]
Photos and video
Photo published by the Honduran Public Prosecution service with its November 12, 2026 notice describing the destruction of the marijuana plantation and processing center in Tocoa, Colón. Photo: Ministerio Público de HondurasPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Plants destroyed
2,700
Agencies
Fiscalía Regional del Bajo Agúan (FRBA); Dirección de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (DLCN); Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta Xatruch (FTC-XATRUCH)
Agency type
Prosecutor, Anti-narcotics agency, Military
Cannabis
Living plants (2,700 plants)
Activity
Cultivation, Processing
Setting
Field
Grown
Outdoor
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Colón
Sources
Ministerio Público de Hondurasmp.hnESFiscalía Regional del Bajo Agúan y DLCN destruyen plantación de marihuana y centro artesanal de procesamiento en Colón
Open questions the AI reported
The source states the operation began on 11 November 2026 but does not give a separate date for the destruction of the plants and structure; 11 November is used as the incident date.
The plant figures are approximate: 'about 700 cultivated' and 'around 2,000 already cut'; no exact counts or weight measurements are given.
The source describes the area as 'roughly one manzana' without converting it to hectares; no separate area figure in standard units is provided.
No arrests, suspects, charges, or court outcomes are reported for this operation.
The material is described as 'suspected marijuana' with no laboratory confirmation mentioned.
The specific location within Tocoa municipality is not named; the source only states 'Tocoa, Colón'.
After locating two mountain plots in August 2026, Honduras's DNPA and special forces returned on 5 September to Los Zorros, Marale, incinerating about 12,000 marijuana plants on roughly three manzanas and destroying a rustic processing shelter, with the micro-trafficking prosecutor's office supervising. No arrests were reported.
On 31 May 2026 DNPA officers with investigations and community-security police dismantled a mountain plantation at El Chelón No. 2 in Guaimaca, destroying about 1,000 mature plants, 1,500 seedlings and packaged marijuana, and detaining a 29-year-old local man. La Tribuna said 80 pounds were hidden in a buried barrel.
Honduran military and anti-narcotics agents eradicated 2,957 suspected cannabis plants in Güiscoyol, Gualaco. The field covered about half a manzana, and no arrests were reported.
On 18 February 2026 Honduras's anti-drug directorate DLCN, with naval special forces and military intelligence, eradicated and burned 10,097 marijuana plants on about two manzanas at Las Minas aldea in Tocoa, Colón. The prosecution said the operation was part of ongoing work against cultivation networks; no arrests were reported.
