US embassy cable - 03TEGUCIGALPA1483

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MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 24, 2003

Identifier: 03TEGUCIGALPA1483
Wikileaks: View 03TEGUCIGALPA1483 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Tegucigalpa
Created: 2003-06-24 21:14:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV IZ HO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 001483 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/PDA (MBUCKLEY); WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, PREL, KPAO, PGOV, IZ, HO 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 24, 2003 
 
 
1. Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" 
on 6/24 entitled "After transporting drugs, small plane is 
burned and destroyed". "The police found a small plane 
burned and destroyed in the Tinto river, close to the city 
of Tocoa in the northern coast. The police believe the plane 
carried about 500 kilos of cocaine." 
 
According to the police, "Apparently, the drugs were coming 
from Colombia, we have found many empty wrappings and small 
amounts of cocaine. this year we have demolished three 
landing fields in this region, but we have not been able to 
arrest the contacts of the drug trafficking network from 
this zone." 
 
 
Palmer 

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