By Catracha Hondurena on March 1, 2012
gangs
General Honduras News
Several raids took place this morning in various San Pedro Sula neighborhoods, including San Cristobal, Jerusalem and Gracias a Dios. Honduras is cracking down on gang-related crimes, and as recently as Tuesday evening passed Article 222 of the Penal Code, which establishes a penalty of up to 20 years in prison for the crime of […]
By gringa on January 31, 2012
crime, gangs, mara, united states
Human Interest
An MS-13 gang member who became an informant and then was convicted of lying about murders he committed in his native Honduras won an order from a federal judge in San Francisco today for a new trial. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that prosecutors hadn’t proved that Roberto Acosta’s alleged lie was material, or […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 9, 2012
cortes, crime, gangs, la lima, mara 18, san pedro sula, shootout
General Honduras News
Four alleged members of the “Mara 18” were captured, and another killed, during a shootout with the preventive police in the evening hours on Saturday. The altercation, which lasted several minutes, took place in the La Planeta neighborhood of La Lima, Puerto Cortés. The dead alleged gang member could not be identified through forensics. He […]
By gringa on December 22, 2011
beggars, christmas, gangs, holiday, homeless
Human Interest
In Honduras, public compassion can translate in to big money. At least that is what thugs in Tegucigalpa are betting on. Gangs are renting children from their parents, in the hopes that the mentally or physically challenged innocents will net a large profit over the holidays. In the past, children that beg on the streets […]
By Catracha Hondurena on August 12, 2011
crime, criminal, gangs
General Honduras News
Ammunition, bullet proof vests, police uniforms and a high power bomb were seized at 3:30 p.m. yesterday from a home in the village of Ocotillo. The surprise raid was coordinated by agents of the DNIC and Preventive Police, and also led to the capture of Fabricio Cabrera, 28, a native of that town, who is […]