Honduras, U.S. seize 4.6 tons of cocaine from boat

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — Honduran and U.S. authorities seized at least 4.6 tons of cocaine on a boat in the Caribbean Sea and arrested six of the vessel's crew members.

Honduran Navy Cmdr. Juan Pablo Rodriguez said Saturday that the cocaine was found on the Honduran-flagged Eclipse about 100 miles off the Honduran coast, in a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard. The area is near the Nicaraguan border.

Rodriguez said the officials were still searching the boat.

Honduran authorities estimate that 100 tons of cocaine from Colombia pass through the nation each year en route to the United States.