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Honduras Becomes Western Hemisphere Cocaine Hub
On Honduras Mosquitia coast entire villages live off cocaine transshipment with go fast boats offloading bales in daylight. San Pedro Sula gangs fuel violence and a high homicide rate. Authorities report 20 to 25 tons monthly reaching the US, with only 5 percent seized. Fishermen now hunt for cocaine jettisoned as white lobster by traffickers.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Mosquitia
United States
Atlantic
San Pedro Sula
Kabul
Afghanistan
Central America
Mexico
State Department
Guatemala
Atlantic Coast
Gracias A Dios
U.S
U.S. Coast Guard
Honduran Security Ministry
San Esteban