Sen. Leahy: Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Massacre at Ahuas, Honduras
May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022:
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"Mr. LEAHY. Ten years ago today a joint counter-narcotics team of Honduran security agents and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers opened fire on a water taxi as it approached Ahuas, a small town located in the remote Mosquitia region of northeastern Honduras.
"The canoe-like taxi was carrying families traveling between the . . .
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"Mr. LEAHY. Ten years ago today a joint counter-narcotics team of Honduran security agents and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers opened fire on a water taxi as it approached Ahuas, a small town located in the remote Mosquitia region of northeastern Honduras.
"The canoe-like taxi was carrying families traveling between the . . .