America Honduras The National Defense and Security Council announced a plan to combat crime in Honduras, including constructing a Detention Center for 20.000 inmates and legislative reforms to classify certain major gang-related crimes
America Honduras The Honduran Defense Minister, José Manuel Zelaya, and his father, Congressman Carlos Zelaya, who are relatives of President Xiomara Castro, resigned amid a scandal over alleged drug trafficking links
America Honduras Honduras has terminated its extradition treaty with the US, sparking widespread criticism, with many viewing it as a setback in the fight against drug trafficking
America Honduras Honduras has passed a law to protect the environment, inspired by communities where locals have fought against water pollution caused by mining; this legislation stipulates to safeguard natural resources and uphold the right to a healthy environment
America Honduras Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the former chief of the Honduran National Police, was sentenced to 19 years in a US prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy; Bonilla admitted to protecting cocaine shipments to the US