Police Operation

National Police arrested a 26-year-old engineering student in San Manuel, Cortés, after a court-ordered raid on a home where officers seized 15 kilograms of marijuana valued at approximately 500,000 lempiras (about $20,000) and equipment used for packaging drugs for distribution across the Sula Valley.

National Police arrested two men in Dulce Nombre de Culmí, Olancho, on suspicion of trafficking cocaine after finding 10 and 5 small bags of white powder in their possession during a raid.

National Police arrested a man in Comayagua on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault against a minor.

National Police arrested a 30-year-old security guard in Choloma during a preventive operation and seized several packets of suspected marijuana and cocaine; he faces charges of drug trafficking.

National Police rescued a five-month-old child who had been kidnapped and was being transported in a suitcase in Puerto Lempira; the infant has been reunited with his mother.

Police arrested a couple accused of drug trafficking and seized cocaine, cash totaling more than 60,000 lempiras (about $2,400), firearms, and surveillance equipment from a distribution hub in Las Flores, Lempira.

National Police arrested a man in Villanueva, Cortés, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for murder.

National Police say they recovered 277 stolen vehicles and arrested suspected leaders of car-theft rings operating in Tegucigalpa during 2026.

National Police border agents seized merchandise valued at over 6 million lempiras (about $240,000) and arrested two suspects in El Paraíso department during a frontier operation.

A reported kidnapping of a delivery worker in Olanchito turned out to be an intimidation scam in which fraudsters used his personal information to threaten him into staying put.

Police arrested seven suspects linked to a mass killing in Rigores, Colón, in raids across three locations targeting the Los Canechos gang; one person died during a confrontation with officers in Esparta, Atlántida.

A 20-year-old suspected member of the 18th Street Gang (Pandilla 18) was arrested in the Planeta neighborhood of San Pedro Sula; authorities seized approximately 7,928 lempiras (about $318), cocaine, and a mototaxi vehicle.

Police arrested two suspects on drug-trafficking charges following an operation in Catacamas, Olancho.

Police arrested an adult and a minor on suspicion of drug trafficking in Choloma, Cortés.

José Enrique Amaya, 29, was arrested in Yoro after police discovered he had staged his own kidnapping using tomato paste to simulate wounds, demanding 600,000 lempiras (about $24,000) from his sister in the United States.

National Police arrested a man wanted for homicide who had evaded justice for more than two decades.

National Police antidrug teams seized 154 packages of alleged cocaine hidden beneath the seats of a pickup truck during a checkpoint operation in Namasigüe, Choluteca.

Police arrested two alleged members of the 18th Street Gang caught collecting extortion payments from transport operators and small business owners in Amarateca, seizing cash, phones, and a motorcycle.

Police arrested four men in Juticalpa, Olancho, accused of drug distribution, cattle theft, and illegal weapons possession; officers seized two 9mm firearms during the operation.

Police arrested a 31-year-old man accused of distributing cocaine for MS-13 in the El Progreso municipality of Yoro, seizing 16 packets of white powder and 400 lempiras during the operation.

Police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 78-year-old woman in El Progreso, Yoro.

Police arrested four members of the criminal gang known as Los Sagastume on June 25, accused of kidnapping businessman Héctor Eduardo Lisser Pinto in April 2025; the victim was rescued after 36 hours in captivity.

Detectives arrested a man in San Antonio, Comayagua, with four packages of suspected marijuana, 36 prepared doses for sale, a firearm, and drug paraphernalia.

National Police arrested a 42-year-old man from Guayape, Olancho, on an outstanding murder warrant, identifying him as the suspected leader of the criminal organization known as 'El Zanate,' which operates in that municipality.

Police removed 18 illegally installed security cameras in San Pedro Sula neighborhoods that gangs used to monitor police operations and coordinate criminal activity.

Police arrested a man with an outstanding warrant in connection with the killing of Máximo Martínez in Intibucá.

Honduran police dressed as 2026 FIFA World Cup mascots to carry out an undercover operation that resulted in the arrest of a suspected drug trafficker.

Police arrested a woman in Trujillo on a court warrant for murder, illegal weapons possession, and unlawful detention.

A 15-year-old from San Manuel, Cortés, who vanished on June 5 after delivering donuts, was located with her Salvadoran boyfriend; her family had received ransom demands for 1.5 million lempiras, but she later said she left voluntarily, and prosecutors declined to charge the boyfriend.

Police arrested three suspects allegedly linked to the 18th Street gang following an armed confrontation in the 15 de Septiembre neighborhood of Chamelecón, San Pedro Sula, where officers also seized high-caliber weapons.