Gang Activity

A San Pedro Sula court sentenced José Nectaly Mejía Castellanos to 22 years in prison and permanent disqualification from public office for criminal association, illegal firearms possession, and drug trafficking.

Honduras's National Police clarified that security cameras are not prohibited in homes and businesses, dispelling social-media rumors that arose after police dismantled cameras allegedly installed by criminal gangs in San Pedro Sula.

The National Congress's Telecommunications Commission is advancing reforms to combat inmates' use of mobile phones and communications equipment to conduct extortion, including proposed penalties for satellite companies and prison officials who allow contraband devices into facilities.