US embassy cable - 03TEGUCIGALPA1696

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MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 16, 2003

Identifier: 03TEGUCIGALPA1696
Wikileaks: View 03TEGUCIGALPA1696 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Tegucigalpa
Created: 2003-07-17 17:24:00
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 001696 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/PDA (JGREENBLATT); WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, PREL, KPAO, PGOV, IZ, HO 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JULY 16, 2003 
 
 
1. Article in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 
7/16 entitled "DEA searches for cocaine unloaded in Olancho". 
"Agents of the DEA are participating in the search of the cocaine 
that, according to police sources, was transported on the plane 
that landed in San Esteban, Olancho a week ago." 
 
"In this investigative and search task also participates the 
Joint Information Center, main liaison of the DEA with Honduran 
police authorities which provides information to US antinarcotics 
authorities." 
 
2. Article in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 
7/16 entitled "British tourist finds cocaine in Utila". "While 
walking on the Utila beaches, a British tourist found several 
packages containing 50 kilos of cocaine last Monday." 
 
"Antidrug police confirmed that the cocaine was `highly pure'. up 
to this moment, no one has been arrested as suspect on this case, 
and the police is still patrolling this region looking for 
similar packages." 
 
 
Palmer 

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