Employer Mario Roberto Guevara Caballero, of La Ceiba, is one of four suspects accused of being involved in the death of journalist David Meza. His hearing is taking place today. His initial hearing was to take place before the court yesterday, but the prosecution requested an extra day’s extension to conclude the investigative proceedings. The […]
Veteran radio journalist, Israel Zelaya, was kidnapped yesterday in San Pedro Sula. His body was found hours later in a sugar cane plantation near the city of Villanueva. Police reported that the 62 year old radio reporter had been shot dead, and is the tenth journalist killed in Honduras this year. Mr. Zelaya was a […]
Television reporter Peter de Vries has pleaded not guilty in an Australian court to disobeying a police order to stay away from an international crime suspect, news agency AP reports. De Vries and a colleague were arrested last week after visiting a property in Perth despite being told by police to stay away. De Vries […]
500 kilos of cocaine was found in a dump truck driving in Choloma that had avoided police checkpoints. There were five suspects inside, all armed with pistols. The police arrested the five men and seized the cocaine, according to Deputy Security Minister Armando Calidonio. Officers also found two M-16 assault rifles in the dump truck, […]
Doctor Arcadia Isabel Díaz Martínez, was rescued this morning by members of the Anti-Kidnapping Task Force (Geasa) of the National Police. The doctor was kidnapped on Tuesday, and was being held in a house in the Villa Cristina, near Campo Cielo, south of the capital. The operation was coordinated by Security Minister Oscar Alvarez. Dr. […]