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A specialized national court in Honduras opened proceedings against four men accused of murder, attempted murder, and criminal association in a killing in the western part of the country.

Honduras has recorded approximately 850 traffic fatalities through early June 2026, up 22 deaths from the same period last year, prompting authorities to pursue new prevention strategies focused on driver behavior, road infrastructure, vehicle safety, and victim care.

Honduran armed forces report inflicting L324 million (roughly $13 million) in losses on drug trafficking networks so far in 2026 through crop destruction, lab dismantling, and seizures of cocaine, weapons, and vehicles, even as criminal groups shift routes and rebuild.

Honduras police arrested more than 183 people in early 2026 on domestic violence reports, with authorities warning that untreated patterns of repetitive abuse can escalate to homicide or femicide.

A judge issued a formal processing order with substitute measures against Daniel Alejandro Méndez on charges of misappropriation and unlawful retention and falsification of public documents, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 23.

An ATIC criminal investigation file from April 2022 documents meetings between then–congressman Víctor Hugo Romero Chinchilla and then–Security Minister Ramón Sabillón and a prosecutor's official, where Romero allegedly sought protection and support while being investigated for murders; Romero was arrested Friday on murder charges.

National Police are urgently trying to locate the family of a child named Nazareth Celeste Sánchez Silva from El Carrizal, who is currently hospitalized and needs to be reunited with her guardians.

The Public Ministry removed General Ramiro Muñoz Bonilla as head of the National Anti-Narcotics Directorate (DLCN) and appointed Commissioner Ever Danilo Mejía Mejía, who has over 30 years of experience in security and criminal investigation, including 17 years working with US agencies including the DEA and FBI.

A judge has ordered the return of 81 vehicles and four properties to former Police Subcommissioner Jorge Barralaga, who was acquitted of money-laundering charges after spending five and a half years in custody; his defense contests the sale of 23 seized vehicles at below-market prices.

Honduras has recorded 832 traffic fatalities so far in 2026, with motorcyclists accounting for 46% of deaths and young drivers aged 18–32 most at risk, according to the National Traffic Authority.

Prosecutors have formally charged a man accused of orchestrating four murders, including the killing of a son of former president Porfirio Lobo Sosa.

Honduras's Special Prosecutor for Tax Crimes has recovered more than L31.9 million (roughly $1.28 million USD) in unpaid taxes from smuggling cases in the northern region.

Prosecutors arrested 11 current and former Central Bank of Honduras employees, including two active managers, on suspicion of 100 counts of embezzlement tied to the systematic theft of public funds over several years.

Rights groups have recorded 108 femicides in Honduras through late May 2026, with activists noting more mutilated victims and a 95% impunity rate that leaves killers largely unpunished.

Following a deadly dump-truck accident in Tegucigalpa, Honduras's road police are launching nationwide operations to verify that heavy-truck drivers hold proper licenses and to check for speeding and impaired driving.

Four suspects have been sent to prison in connection with a computer fraud scheme that siphoned more than 2 million lempiras (roughly $80,000) from a company.

Officials and transport-sector representatives are calling for tougher enforcement of traffic laws, modern monitoring technology, and stricter driver-license suspension rules to reduce deaths in accidents involving heavy trucks.

A Honduran court has convicted 11 former agents of DIPAMPCO, a now-defunct police unit, the Public Ministry announced.

Security Minister Gerzon Velásquez said officers of the National Police who fail mandatory vetting examinations—including polygraph and drug tests—will be removed from the force, while those passing but lacking investigative skills will be reassigned.

A judge scheduled June 9 for the ruling in the initial hearing against three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials, including the mayor's son-in-law, accused of money laundering, bribery, and fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say caused losses exceeding 45.5 million lempiras.

The National Police began vetting 780 officers for the new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division (Daet), which replaces the disbanded Dipampco unit and will focus on extortion, criminal networks, and organized-crime operations.

A judge scheduled a June 9 preliminary-hearing ruling on whether to send three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials — including the son-in-law of Mayor Roberto 'El Pollo' Contreras — to trial on charges of money laundering, influence peddling, and fraud tied to road contracts worth over 45.5 million lempiras (about $1.8 million) that prosecutors say were never lawfully executed.

The National Police announced that approximately 90% of officers from the disbanded anti-gang unit Dipampco will not transfer to the new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division (DAET), which requires specialized training and certified personnel, with the remainder potentially reassigned elsewhere.

Seven people were killed and 37 traffic accidents reported across Honduras over the weekend, according to César Aguilar of the national traffic authority (DNVT).

Attorney Ángel Murillo was sworn in as director of the ATIC criminal investigation agency as Honduras undertakes a broader security overhaul, including the new National Crime Agency and a replacement anti-extortion division after five officers died in a botched raid.

The Asfura government dissolved the Dipampco police anti-gang unit and created a new Anti-Extortion Division led by Commissioner Jorge Daniel Molina Gálvez, who faces two prior prosecutorial charges for illegal detention and abuse of authority, drawing concern from human-rights groups.

At least 187 former members of the disbanded Dipampco anti-gang unit have been referred to Human Resources and may face dismissal if an internal investigation finds they committed crimes, authorities say.

The ATIC (Honduras's anti-trafficking unit) arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor.

Honduras's National Police Commissioner Jorge Daniel Molina announced that most of the former DIPAMPCO unit's officers will be excluded from the new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division, which will accept only personnel who pass vetting and certification tests.

The National Defense and Security Council, led by President Nasry Asfura, approved new security measures including disbanding the DIPAMPCO anti-gang directorate and restructuring specialized units to more effectively combat organized crime.