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Viewing cable 03TEGUCIGALPA1509, MEDIA REACTION ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, JUNE 24, 2003

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
03TEGUCIGALPA1509 2003-06-27 14:25 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Tegucigalpa
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 001509 
 
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 
 
 
ΒΆ1. 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