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Three adolescents were rescued from the sea at El Edén beach in Marcovia, Choluteca, on October 11 after struggling while swimming, but 13-year-old Anyelo Sebastián Castro remains missing as rescue teams continue searching.

Police arrested a 27-year-old Choloma resident on an outstanding warrant for drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm; the arrest warrant was issued by a local court in July 2023.

A Honduran extradition judge ordered the provisional arrest of Darwin Espinal del Cid, arrested Monday in Choluteca on a US warrant in connection with the killing of a 23-year-old Guatemalan woman in Pennsylvania, with a hearing set for September 2.

Police in Choloma arrested an 18-year-old laborer during a patrol in the La Pagán neighborhood after finding packages of what they suspect to be marijuana intended for distribution.

A motorcyclist died and his female passenger was injured on August 1 after their bike collided with a heavy truck in the Bijao sector of Choloma; authorities are investigating whether the truck driver failed to yield the right of way.

Police in Choloma arrested a man accused of dragging a dog behind his vehicle in a video that circulated on social media and sparked public outrage; prosecutors are investigating animal-cruelty charges and will examine the dog's condition.

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.

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.

Wilson Dubón, 22, was killed Friday night in Choloma when unknown gunmen opened fire to steal his motorcycle, which was not recovered at the scene.