Olancho News

Lawsuits filed by former municipal employees have resulted in garnishments exceeding 950 million lempiras against 13 municipalities in Olancho, Choluteca, and surrounding departments, freezing 40% or more of central government transfers to affected towns; a Liberal congressman is among the lawyers bringing cases.

Military forces seized 126 pieces of milled pine wood and two chainsaws during an operation in Olancho and arrested a man suspected of illegal logging that damages Honduras's natural resources.

A 20-year-old man was arrested in Patuca, Olancho, on a judicial warrant on suspicion of aggravated rape of his 8-year-old niece, authorities said.

A 14-year-old girl, Estefany Lizeth Carvajal, was killed by her stepfather in Sursular, Olancho, after he learned she had a boyfriend; the man was arrested after attempting to take his own life and is now in custody pending trial.

The Armed Forces' Environmental Protection Battalion confiscated two scarlet macaws and a red-fronted parrot in Catacamas, Olancho, and is providing veterinary care before releasing them back to the wild as part of efforts against illegal wildlife trafficking.

Forensic authorities exhumed the remains of two children and an adult in Rigores as part of the investigation into a mass killing that shocked the community.

Officers carried out a raid in the village of Talgua, Salamá, Olancho, detaining one man on drug trafficking charges.

Criminal Investigation agents arrested a man in Olancho and confiscated 73 packets of suspected cocaine, a rifle, a cellphone, and 800 lempiras (about $32) in cash.