DEA Honduras raid part of aggressive strategy

from Associated Press

DEA Honduras raid part of aggressive strategy
Not many people are aware that the U.S. Government is involved in drug enforcement in foreign countries.

This story is about operations in Honduras that started in April.

Apparently with some interesting results.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent who killed a suspected drug trafficker during a raid in a remote region of Honduras was part of an aggressive new enforcement strategy that started in April and in little more than two months has caught more than half the number of illegal drug flights intercepted previously over 18 months.

The mission, called Operation Anvil, is run with six U.S. State Department helicopters that were moved from Guatemala to northern Honduras as well as a special team of DEA agents who work with Honduran police to move more quickly and pursue suspicious flights, according to a U.S. official in Honduras who couldn't be named for security reasons.

With the new operation, Honduran and U.S. drug agents follow every flight they detect of unknown origin and work with non-U.S. contract pilots that don't have the restrictions on rules of engagement that the U.S. military do.

Very interesting article.

reply to post by xuenchen


They get everywhere... don't they!

Here's another news item I saw last month:

www.guardian.co.uk...

Oh dear! Four dead, including 2 pregnant women.

Hey, maybe they could just use some drones down there and hit anything that moves, because... well... anyone on a river, in a boat, is a potential target right? Or, a group of 2 or more people, or anyone driving a vehicle? They are, after all, indicators of drug trafficking or terrorism and I'm sure Al Qaida is down there and plotting with the drug runners too.