U.S. may start sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras in drug fight


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  • Wednesday, 02 Dec 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers carry cocaine packages seized during an operation in the municipality of Brus Laguna, where members of the Honduran Air Force intercepted a small plane transporting the drugs, according to local media, at the Honduran Air Force base, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could begin sharing sensitive intelligence with Honduras about inbound flights carrying drugs, U.S. officials told Reuters, even as the Central American country faces scrutiny from Washington over drug-related corruption.

A proposed memorandum of understanding on intelligence sharing, which has not previously been reported, has yet to be finalized by the U.S. and Honduran governments. Still, Honduras has already agreed to a key U.S. recommendation that it rescind authority to shoot down suspected drug trafficking planes flying into the country.

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