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Detectives in southern Honduras seized a vehicle without license plates in Choluteca and arrested three people carrying approximately 3 kilos of cocaine in a joint operation with police and a task force.

Estefany Guevara Varela, 26, from Santa Ana de Yusguare in Choluteca, was found dead in Mexico with a shotgun wound; her family awaits autopsy results and is seeking $3,300 to repatriate her body for burial.

A fire consumed the well-known Coffee Crab restaurant in Choluteca on Sunday, destroying the establishment despite rapid intervention by firefighters; no injuries were reported.

A court ordered Anyi Yariela Mejía Interiano, 28, to stand trial for aggravated drug trafficking after police seized 154 packages of suspected cocaine and $2,000 in cash from a vehicle she was driving in Namasigüe on June 29; her mother received provisional dismissal.

Prosecutors seized 228 assets worth over 420 million lempiras (about $17 million) linked to the Los Domínguez criminal organization in a simultaneous operation across Choluteca and Valle departments, including property, businesses, and financial accounts allegedly connected to drug trafficking and money laundering.

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.

Two people died and others were injured in a serious traffic accident in Marcovia, Choluteca, with the victims preliminarily identified as Kevin Ávila and Reyna García.

Brayan Josué Moncada, 17, was shot multiple times in the Valle de Choluteca neighborhood on Friday afternoon; police arrested three suspects, though authorities have not yet disclosed a confirmed motive.

A 24-year-old in Choluteca reported losing L22,000 (about $880) in remittance money intended for home-construction materials when an elderly man used a sleight-of-hand trick to swap his cash for paper at a bank exit on June 17.

A man already accused of violence against his wife and child is suspected of killing his brother's wife in the Las Conchas community of Marcovia, Choluteca; police arrived to gather evidence as the investigation continues.

An elderly woman in El Triunfo, Choluteca, filed a police report against her grandson after he allegedly threatened to kill her and set fire to her bed and belongings inside her home.