Post date: Nov 01, 2010 10:58:33 PM
Honduran Attorney General vows to catch culprits who stole military aircraft.
SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS (NOVEMBER 1, 2010) REUTERS - Five armed men stole a military aircraft from an army base in Honduras on Monday (November 2).
The gang broke into the base in San Pedro Sula, north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. They managed to get past guards and into the hanger, where they were able to start the engine and fly away.
The case has been handed over to the National Directorate of Criminal Investigation.
Attorney General Luis Alberto Rubi said the matter is being taken seriously.
"I have already given my instructions to my prosecutors. It is a fact that will not stay unnoticed and I feel this is a challenge that has been made for us. And believe me that we are going to deeply investigate and we are going to find the culprits. This cannot be a casual act. It also shows the level of boldness of the organised criminals and gangs that operate in this country," said Rubi.
The aircraft, which seats six to eight passengers, was confiscated in 2007 during operations against organised crime, according to the National Police.
San Pedro Sula is in a region where drug gangs are known to refine cocaine before it heads to markets in the United States.