Nicaragua Prevents Supply of Military Equipment to Drug-Traffickers

Nicaraguan Naval Forces captured military supplies from Colombia bound for drug cartels in Honduras, said the head of the military institution, rear admiral Marvin Elias Corrales.

At a press conference, the officer reported the gravity of the event, that occurred on July 14 in territorial waters of the Caribbean Sea, because it is about highly restricted means of warfare, used by special forces.

From intelligence and military counterintelligence reports, our officers knew about the transfer and finally, it was intercepted about 24 miles south of Puerto Cabezas, he said.

The operation called Retaining Wall seized 432.8 kilos of cocaine, night vision instruments, 15 walkie talkie radios, ski masks, ammunition carrying vests, boots, camouflage suits and cell phones, he said.

He said the most worrying thing is that the captured resources are not of common use.

They are often used in high-risk actions by special troops trained in their use.

The head of the direction of Army Intelligence and Counterintelligence also said that it is the first time that an incident of this nature takes place in Nicaragua taking into account the characteristics of the supplies seized.

According to international assessments, Nicaragua qualifies as the safest country in Central America and it is due to the effectiveness in the fight against drug trafficking and other forms of transnational crime.