By Catracha Hondurena on September 30, 2010
colombia, drug trafficking, honduras
General Honduras News
Police dealt another blow to the the drug trade yesterday, when they seized more than one million dollars from four Colombians at the San Pedro Sula airport. The seizure was due to the security measures established by the company Airports of Honduras, and in place at the Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport. About 6:30 a.m., […]
By Catracha Hondurena on September 5, 2010
drug trafficking, honduras, mexico, victims
Human Interest
Tortured Mexican kidnap victim says: ‘I would sit there wondering how people could be that bad.’ A man held for ransom by one of Mexico’s most brutal drugs gangs tells of beatings and constant killing of other captives Félix survived his ordeal at the hands of the Zeta cartel, one of Mexico’s most ruthless drugs […]
By Catracha Hondurena on August 19, 2010
crime, drug trafficking, honduras
Human Interest
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, […]
By Catracha Hondurena on February 17, 2010
drug trafficking, drugs, honduras
General Honduras News
Security Minister Oscar Alvarez said today that between 250 and 300 drug trafficking routes from Venezuela have been detected, and that an increasing number of drug trafficking flights originating in Venezuela are landing in Honduras. The Security Minister stated that, “The majority of the routes leave from zones in Venezuela, with airplanes displaying that country’s […]