Honduran police seize 131 pounds of cannabis hidden in a car at La Bolsa
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.
On 22 October 2026, agents of Honduras’s National Anti-Drug Police (DNPA) and the National Directorate for Prevention and Community Security (DNPSC) seized131 pounds of suspected marijuana in Tocoa municipality, Colón department.[1][2]
The find was made in the La Bolsa area after intelligence and surveillance work under Plan Operativo Escudo.[1][2]Several rectangular packages of dry plant material were hidden inside a car that authorities said was used to move the drugs; both the cannabis and the vehicle were impounded.[1][2]
Representatives of the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime (FESCCO), based in La Ceiba, Atlántida, coordinated the case to continue investigations and any criminal charges.[1][2]Neither outlet reported arrests or named suspects.[1][2]
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Packages of suspected marijuana seized in Tocoa, shown by La Prensa.Photo details
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.
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.
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.
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.
