Honduras Security News

Police detained a Honduran at the Agua Caliente border crossing who was wanted internationally on charges of document falsification.

Honduras's human-rights ombudsman says the state has failed to implement most recommendations from a 2023 alert on protecting inmates' rights, including emergency protocols, evacuation plans, and medical readiness in prisons.

Police arrested a 57-year-old man in Comayagüela after his partner reported allegations of sexual assault, physical abuse, and domestic violence; authorities say he also consumed alcohol and other substances in the presence of minors.

Congress and the National Penitentiary Institute met to discuss and approve reforms to strengthen security in Honduras's prisons, including special controls on communications and maximum-security transfers for members of organizations designated as terrorist groups.

Juan Ángel López Fuentes, 30, and Dixion Geovany Lara Aldana, 17, were found partially buried in a field in El Naranjo, Jutiapa, Atlántida on Monday; a third man was wounded and survived, and authorities are investigating a possible family dispute as the motive.

Three men accused of being members of the Devil's Cartel were arrested in connection with a mass killing in Las Cañas, Sulaco, in which five people died and a woman was shot in the shoulder; authorities plan to charge them with murder, criminal association, and terrorism.

Prosecutors have charged 11 Central Bank of Honduras employees and former employees with negligent embezzlement for allowing ex-prosecutor Francia Medina to withdraw L88.8 million (about $3.5 million) in seized evidence from bank vaults without proper authorization.

Employees of the fraudulent medical clinic Nueva Med say its Colombian management fabricated medical credentials, threatened workers into silence with confidentiality contracts, and used call centers with Honduran databases to solicit patients for costly fake treatments.

Authorities arrested Orbin Enrique Velásquez Mendoza, alias Torba, a 29-year-old suspected member of the Berna criminal organization, on a warrant linked to the June 2024 kidnapping and disappearance of José Octavio Sosa Méndez and 11 others near Puerto Cortés.

A 50-year-old merchant was rescued alive in a mountainous area of Santa Rita, Copán, after being held for several days by kidnappers who demanded 2 million lempiras (about $80,000).

Military police arrested Nelson Antonio Gómez Licona and Carlos David Portillo Rivera in Chamelecón, seizing cocaine, crack, marijuana, and 14,600 lempiras (about $585) in cash during separate operations.

Yulissa Mejía, 24, was shot and killed on September 18 when armed men burst into a billiards establishment in the Baracoa sector of Cortés and opened fire; police are investigating the motive and seeking suspects.

The National Defense and Security Council declared three criminal organizations terrorist associations in an overnight meeting at the presidential palace on September 18, with the groups' names to be announced once enforcement actions begin.

A suspected robber died from a gunshot wound to the face outside a central Tegucigalpa hotel after a citizen shot him in self-defense while resisting an attempted mugging.

A 36-year-old farmer was arrested in Nueva Armenia, Francisco Morazán, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 90-year-old woman; police say the attacks occurred repeatedly and the suspect is the woman's stepson.

Family members identified Edy Alvarado at the San Pedro Sula morgue after his body was found with signs of violence in the Las Flores de Mayo neighborhood on September 16; authorities are investigating.

The National Road and Transportation Authority reported 1,449 deaths and more than 13,400 traffic accidents in Honduras through mid-September 2026, with collisions, rollovers, and pedestrian strikes among the incidents.

An Argentine pastor accused of sexually assaulting two minors during a prayer session in Santa Bárbara faces judicial proceedings; a church pastor who attended the two-hour gathering said she kept her eyes closed and could not confirm what occurred.

Prosecutors have charged six people with receiving stolen funds in a phishing attack that compromised a victim's bank account and drained L586,579 (about $23,500) through 17 transfers in under an hour.

Honduras's family and child welfare agency (Senaf) and prosecutors opened an investigation after a woman accused a Senaf psychologist of sexual abuse, though Senaf's minister disputed the accuser's age and says she is over 21.

David Argueta, a TikTok content creator known for sharing videos about modified cars and mechanics, was shot and killed September 15 in the La Peña neighborhood of Tegucigalpa; police say he was visiting his grandmother and had no criminal ties.

Two separate shooting incidents in Tegucigalpa on September 16 left one person dead and two others wounded; authorities are investigating the motive and identities of the victims.

Authorities arrested a woman known as "La Wendy" in Santa Rosa de Copán and seized 18 packets of crack and nine of cocaine, linking her to small-scale drug dealing in the neighborhood.

Retired physician Juan Carlos Andrade Romero, 61, was discovered dead in his home in El Porvenir, Atlántida, with multiple stab wounds; he had last contacted family on Saturday and was believed to have been dead 2–4 days.

A Honduran court sentenced Mauricio Cárcamo León, Isaías Gómez García, and Pedro Edil Carías González to five years in prison for criminal association as members of the 'El Mango' gang, which was dismantled in February 2025 and included former police officers.

The Trump administration included Honduras among 22 countries designated as major drug-transit or drug-producing nations, citing geographic, commercial, and economic factors that facilitate narcotics movement, though Trump offered no specific details about Honduras.

Leonarda de Jesús Matute was shot dead in her home in San Juan Pueblo, Atlántida, months after her daughter Isis Carolina Matute, 25, was murdered in the same area in April; police are investigating whether the killings are connected.

Gerardo Antonio Alfaro Laínez, 39, was struck and killed by a truck on San Pedro Sula's northern boulevard after dismounting his motorcycle to aid another rider involved in a collision.

A federal indictment from New York describes a 2015 conspiracy to land a cocaine-laden plane at Roatán's airport, with an accused Honduras-based conspirator allegedly tasked with providing flight schedules and helping evade Honduran customs and security.

A motorcycle collided with a truck in the Las Brisas sector of Sabanagrande, Francisco Morazán, leaving one rider dead at the scene and the other seriously injured.