Honduras seizes several bales of cocaine and captures 5 Colombians and 6 Hondurans

Tegucigalpa.- The Armed Forces of Honduras, in coordination with other authorities, seized at least 17 bales containing cocaine this Monday in the Caribbean and detained five Colombians and six Hondurans, the military institution reported.

The drugs were seized about 30 nautical miles north of the Patuca bar, in the Honduran Caribbean, according to the same source on its official social media channels.

According to the preliminary report, the operation involved the seizure of a shrimp fishing vessel named Miss Celeste, flying the Honduran flag, a speedboat, and the arrest of eleven people, five of whom are Colombian.

The report also indicated that the detainees and the drugs were transferred to the Caratasca Naval Base, in the Caribbean department of Gracias a Dios, to be placed at the disposal of the corresponding judicial authorities.

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The operation involved personnel from the Naval Force, in coordination with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation and the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime.

According to the military institution, the agents are continuing inspection efforts on the high seas, where they located more bales of suspected drugs that were thrown into the sea during the escape.

So far in 2026, Honduran authorities have seized more than three tons of cocaine in operations recorded in the Caribbean, as well as in the north and south of the country.