Drug Cartels invade Caribbean Island in search of missing Cocaine

by utilaeastwind | March 22, 2010 at 07:27 am
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HONDURAS MARCH 22, 2010


The village of Diamond Rock, on the tourist island of Roatan has been under near siege from last week when many aparently, foreign Narco paramilitaries, entered the town heavily armed with AK-47's, grenades and RPG's.


Homes, cars and other buildings have been burnt to the ground as the Narcos entered, searched and destroyed.


Firefighters have been unable to assess the scene to confirm any loss of life as the Narcos are still in the area. Honduran special forces COBRA's are now on the island in an effort to secure the area.


It is speculated that a shipment of cocaine and one million dollars in cash went missing when passing through the island and the Cartels have sent this squad to recapture the product and punish those involved.


Honduras has been facing the unfortunate reality that it's location in Central America proves to be the ideal location for the refueling of Narco flights predominantly from Venezuela. Well over 10000 kilos of cocaine had been seized in 2009 alone with 17 planes either captured of found scuttled.


This is an ongoing news story and we will post information as available.


UEW


Link to Honduran Newspaper La Prensa regarding this story

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mtippett

Please keep us posted.  Thank you, Michael.

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A E W

This occurrence is a direct result because of the vacuum left by Mel Zelaya and his quest for power. He ignored all other aspects of Honduran society trying to secure his dictatorship. But the local gang that is being punished for the theft of the cocaine and money have been linked to at least three murders and countless robberies and truck high jackings. The local police have not tried to do anything about them for years, but were fully aware of who they are. It now seems they have robbed the wrong person and he is going to make sure they pay for their brazenness. The best thing that will happen from all of this, is that this gang will be wiped off of Roatan. It's about time!

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AEW

the Local Gang was hiding out in a house in Punta Gorda last night and were discovered and a firefight occurred. Three more down, and one injured. It's a shame that it takes a drug war to dispose of one of Roatan's worst gangs, but kudos to them.

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ISLAND WOMAN

WHAT LOCAL POLICE OR COBRAS ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?,..BECAUSE ALL I SEE HERE IS A BUNCH OF CRIMINAL AND DRUG DEALERS DISGUIESED AS POLICE AND COBRAS AND HALF THE TIME THEY ARE HIGH ON COCAINE THEMSELVES. WIPE WHO OFF THESE ISLANDS?COME ON WE WHO LIVE HERE KNOW BETTER THAN THAT. LAST NIGHT INNOCENT CHILDREN AND WOMEN WERE KILLED,IS THIS THE JUSTICE WE WANT??/I DON'T THINK SO.  

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ISLAND MAN

There has been no one killed outside of the gang from Diamond rock. A minor was shot in the Punta Gorda fight,  but he was also in the gang.  If you have the names of the women or children, post, and I'll apologize.

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the hill

u all governors and alcalde and diputados  and parents we should be ashame of  ourself , because regardless of what our children is we still dont want to see them end up the way the others end up. and their still some mothers child and u all think that some mothers in sad that their sons out their  doing drugs ,or stealing, or killing  makes them feel proud well i got and answer no we dont feel proud about our children being criminals. thats why we need real soldiers not more criminals because i have a son he is not the best because he use drugs and he steal but who u think he steals for the police everytime we lock him up they let him go to steal for them. so who u all got to blame is who put to sit to help us whith our problems come on look at that spot u call new york that is a disaster it ruin a happy home and i dont care who we put to sit here it aint getting no better cause all what u people care about is tourism but before u think about tourism u must think about your community and our children because if we dont noone else would and we all is parents and we would never want to see our childrens die out there the way those young folks died we should get together and pray cause noone wants to see their children out their the way mine is , and i didnt race him so, but after a child get bigs we cant be everywhere watching him or her like he is still small and some times even when they are small they gets away from us and do things they dont have to do. because the new generation today is gone crazy and it is we to get up and help them and it aint gonna help by killing them because like i say we all love our children even if their thief ,drug adicts ,and murderers ,it make us angry to see what their turn out to be, but after all their still our sons and daugter so lets get together as parents and see what we can do for them its not wright for others to come inn and kill them like dogs cause their humans and humans make mistakes. so lets all pray and hope for our children to get help so governer and alcaldes and diputados get together and think what we can do cause we all have children and we dont want to see anything happen to them and today may be for those but tomorrow may be for me and u so please lets do what we got to do cause time is running out, thank u.

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catracho talagueno

k viva la coca es mucho $$$$$$

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