Operation Anvil (Honduras)

Operation Anvil
Operation NameOperation Anvil
TypeDrug Trafficking Enforcement
Scopemultinational
Roster
Executed byU.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), National Police of Honduras
Countries ParticipatedUnited States, Honduras
# of Countries Participated2+
Mission
ObjectiveInterrupting drug trafficking from South America to Honduras.
Timeline
Date beginApril 2012
Duration90 days
Results
Accounting

Operation Anvil was a ninety-day pilot program conducted by the members of United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)'s Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Team (FAST) and officers from the Honduran National Police's Tactical Response Team (TRT) against drug trafficking from South America to Honduras." which began in April 2012.[1]: i [2][3] During the operation in 2012 there were "three deadly force incidents, on 11 May 2012, 23 June and 3 July. On 11 May DEA agents and Honduran police "killed and injured innocent civilians during the operation and ... abused residents in a nearby village." News of the incident was widely publicized. This led to a joint review by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of drug interdiction missions. Their 424-page report on Operation Anvil was published in May 2017.[1]: i 

  1. ^ a b A Special Joint Review of Post-Incident Responses by the Department of State and Drug Enforcement Administration to Three Deadly Force Incidents in Honduras (PDF) (Report). May 2017. p. 424. Retrieved 25 May 2017 – via Office of the Inspectors General, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of State.
  2. ^ Mariano Castillo (12 July 2012). "Behind deadly confrontations in Honduras, a new anti-drug strategy". CNN. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Victims caught in Honduras drugs crossfire". BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.