Crime Fighting

News of crime fighting in Honduras. Highlights of work being performed by security officials and efforts made toward fighting crime nation-wide.

Honduras Arrests Suspect in Murder of Environmental Activist Nelson Garcia

Honduras Arrests Suspect in Murder of Environmental Activist Nelson Garcia

Honduras has arrested a suspect in the murder of an environmental rights activist and colleague of recently slain award-winning indigenous leader Berta Caceres. Didier Enrique “Electric” Ramirez was apprehended for his alleged role in the killing of Nelson Garcia, 39, who was shot dead earlier this month by at least two assailants following a dispute […]

Man Arrested for Murder of 12 at Pool Hall in Tegucigalpa Honduras Released and Declared Innocent

Man Arrested for Murder of 12 at Pool Hall in Tegucigalpa Honduras Released and Declared Innocent

UPDATE 7:00 AM March 8, 2016: Arnold Leonel Hernandez Alias “El Pollo” was released by police and declared innocent this morning after hours of interrogation. The District Attorney’s office ordered him to be released due to lack of evidence and declared innocent unless proven otherwise. He is currently appearing on Honduras National TV declaring that he […]

High Ranking Colombian Drug Trafficker Arrested in Honduras

High Ranking Colombian Drug Trafficker Arrested in Honduras

A suspected Colombian drug kingpin wanted by authorities in his own country for heading a drug trafficking organization was arrested Monday in Honduras, a country he had entered illegally. The Colombian, identified as Fermin Alberto Garcia, was nabbed by operatives of the War on Drugs Agency in the Caribbean province of Colon, the Attorney General’s […]

FBI Arrives in Honduras to Investigate Murder of Indigenous Leader Berta Caceres

FBI Arrives in Honduras to Investigate Murder of Indigenous Leader Berta Caceres

A team of US FBI agents has arrived in Honduras to investigate the murder of Internationally recognized and admired Indigenous leader Berta Caceres. Developing Story… more to follow. See more about the murder of Berta Caceres at http://www.hondurasnews.com/internationally-recognized-rights-defender-berta-caceres-murdered-in-honduras/

Honduras Purchases Israeli Radar System to Combat Airplane Drug Smuggling

Honduras Purchases Israeli Radar System to Combat Airplane Drug Smuggling

Honduras is combating its drug trade through the use of Israeli radar, Israel Defense reported on Wednesday. The Honduran Air Force purchased a radar system, produced by the Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta factory, to intercept planes transporting narcotics from South America to Honduras in Central America. The approximately $30 million sale was made in 2014, […]

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