Massive drug busts in Mexico and Honduras
- 11 years ago
Honduran authorities seize a record 15 tonnes of drugs buried beneath a rural house.
The haul is estimated to be worth up to $450 million.
The narcotics were thought to be the precursor chemicals to produce methamphetamine.
The drugs were discovered in the town of Patagallina, located along a major drug smuggling route used by Colombian and Mexican cartels to bring drugs to the U.S.
Mexico also conducted a large drugs bust on Friday, seizing over four tonnes of chemicals and capturing over a dozen suspected members of a cartel.
Police said the massive haul was found at a parcel company in the outer suburbs of Guadalajara after a surveillance operation.
Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon's conservative administration has been dominated by a military crackdown on drug cartels, which has claimed over 60,000 lives in the past six years.
The haul is estimated to be worth up to $450 million.
The narcotics were thought to be the precursor chemicals to produce methamphetamine.
The drugs were discovered in the town of Patagallina, located along a major drug smuggling route used by Colombian and Mexican cartels to bring drugs to the U.S.
Mexico also conducted a large drugs bust on Friday, seizing over four tonnes of chemicals and capturing over a dozen suspected members of a cartel.
Police said the massive haul was found at a parcel company in the outer suburbs of Guadalajara after a surveillance operation.
Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon's conservative administration has been dominated by a military crackdown on drug cartels, which has claimed over 60,000 lives in the past six years.