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April 08, 2011 04:36 PM

Cocaine bust in Honduras

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Honduran anti-narcotics police do an assessment of the camp after the March 9, 2011 raid. It is the largest cocaine processing laboratory ever found in Central America.
Honduran anti-narcotics police do an assessment of the camp after the March 9, 2011 raid. It is the largest cocaine processing laboratory ever found in Central America. Honduran Security Ministry/MCT
The Honduran deputy security minister, Armando Calidonio, examines satellite photos showing the difficult route to the hidden narcotics lab. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT)
The Honduran deputy security minister, Armando Calidonio, examines satellite photos showing the difficult route to the hidden narcotics lab. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT) MCT
Heavily armed Honduran police move through part of the makeshift installations of the cocaine lab, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT)
Heavily armed Honduran police move through part of the makeshift installations of the cocaine lab, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT) MCT
Bags of chemical, like calcium chloride, pile up in one corner of the hidden narcotics lab in northwest Honduras, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT)
Bags of chemical, like calcium chloride, pile up in one corner of the hidden narcotics lab in northwest Honduras, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT) MCT
Authorities examine a piece of equipment found at the drug laboratory on Cerro Negro in northwest Honduras, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT)
Authorities examine a piece of equipment found at the drug laboratory on Cerro Negro in northwest Honduras, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT) MCT
Machinery such as air compressors and generators were found at the hidden narcotics encampment in Honduras, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT)
Machinery such as air compressors and generators were found at the hidden narcotics encampment in Honduras, March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT) MCT
Honduras's deputy minister of security, Armando Calidonio (left), and minister of security Oscar Alvarez tour a seized jungle cocaine processing laboratory on March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT)
Honduras's deputy minister of security, Armando Calidonio (left), and minister of security Oscar Alvarez tour a seized jungle cocaine processing laboratory on March 9, 2011. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT) MCT
Barrels that once contained sulfuric acid and other chemicals pile up on a side of the camp. Enough chemicals were found to process eight tons of pure cocaine. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT)
Barrels that once contained sulfuric acid and other chemicals pile up on a side of the camp. Enough chemicals were found to process eight tons of pure cocaine. (Honduran Security Ministry/MCT) MCT
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