Honduran authorities seize 38,500 coca bushes, artisanal lab in Olancho

Honduran security forces located and secured a coca plantation of approximately 38,500 bushes in a mountainous area of Dulce Nombre de Culmí, Olancho, along with a camp and an artisanal drug-processing facility. The operation signals expanding coca cultivation in Honduras, historically a transit country rather than a producer, indicating a shift in regional drug trafficking dynamics. The scale and location suggest organized criminal involvement, but details on arrests and operational impact remain unclear.

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