D.E.A. Squads Extend Reach of Drug War -- New York TimesWASHINGTON — Late on a moonless night last March, a plane smuggling nearly half a ton of cocaine touched down at a remote airstrip in Honduras. A heavily armed ground crew was waiting for it — as were Honduran security forces. After a 20-minute firefight, a Honduran officer was wounded and two drug traffickers lay dead.
Several news outlets briefly reported the episode, mentioning that a Honduran official said the United States Drug Enforcement Administration had provided support. But none of the reports included a striking detail: that support consisted of an elite detachment of military-trained D.E.A. special agents who joined in the shootout, according to a person familiar with the episode.
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Update: U.S. squads battle Central American drug cartels -- Tampa.com
My Comment: So the DEA now has 5 trained commando squads that are deployed and active in a number of Central American and Caribbean nations. Only 5 to stop the flood of drugs .... hmmmm .... good luck.