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A 19-year-old woman was arrested after police say she allegedly tried to rob 75-year-old tailor Juan Moreno Murillo at his home in Teupasenti, El Paraíso, then fatally stabbed him with his own scissors during a dispute.

A 37-year-old man from Danlí was extradited from the Dominican Republic to face charges of aggravated drug trafficking and criminal association; authorities say he coordinated a drug shipment from Colón to Danlí in November 2020 as part of an organized-crime structure.

Authorities arrested a 34-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his aunt, Elizabeth González Ardón, on May 29 in Alauca, El Paraíso; investigators believe a family dispute over an inheritance motivated the killing.

Police arrested Tira Maryori Borjas Ortiz, 37, after video circulated on social media showing her insulting and pushing her mother, Zonia Esperanza Ortiz García, in their home in Teupasenti, El Paraíso; she faces charges of aggravated domestic abuse.

Passengers on a minibus to Teupasenti restrained a driver who crashed while intoxicated, holding him until police arrived; authorities are investigating and will conduct alcohol tests.

Marco Antonio Suárez and his one-year-old son Marco Huriel were shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in Teupasenti, El Paraíso; authorities suspect the killing may have been revenge for a death eight years earlier.

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.

National Police arrested two men accused of killing someone following a heated argument while drinking in El Paraíso.