| Operation Anvil | |
|---|---|
| Operation Name | Operation Anvil |
| Type | Drug Trafficking Enforcement |
| Scope | multinational |
| Roster | |
| Executed by | U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), National Police of Honduras |
| Countries Participated | United States, Honduras |
| # of Countries Participated | 2+ |
| Mission | |
| Objective | Interrupting drug trafficking from South America to Honduras. |
| Timeline | |
| Date begin | April 2012 |
| Duration | 90 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mariano Castillo (12 July 2012). "Behind deadly confrontations in Honduras, a new anti-drug strategy". CNN. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Victims caught in Honduras drugs crossfire". BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.