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A head-on collision between a truck and an intercity bus on the CA-13 highway in Guaymitas, El Progreso, killed the truck driver Orlando Zavala and injured eleven bus passengers during Honduras's Morazán Week holiday travel.

Police in Choloma arrested three young men suspected of working as hired gunmen for a criminal organization and confiscated an AR-15 rifle; authorities say the suspects had been part of the criminal structure for about three years.

Police arrested Josué Antonio García, 18, in El Progreso on suspicion of drug trafficking and seized cocaine, crack, marijuana, and cash; authorities say he is an alleged MS-13 member.

Carlos Noé López and Javier Antonio Espinoza, a mototaxi driver, were killed by gunfire inside a home in the El 50 neighborhood of Agua Blanca, El Progreso; authorities have released no details on motive or suspects.

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 suspect accused of stealing a cellphone was detained by residents in downtown El Progreso, Yoro, on August 11 and beaten before police arrived and took him into custody.

Police arrested a 20-year-old suspected MS-13 member accused of distributing cocaine, marijuana, and crack in El Progreso, Yoro, seizing drugs and a cellphone.

A woman identified as Saida was discovered dead on June 27 in the municipal cemetery of El Progreso, Yoro; authorities are investigating the circumstances, and an autopsy will determine the cause of death.

Police arrested a 31-year-old man accused of distributing cocaine for MS-13 in the El Progreso municipality of Yoro, seizing 16 packets of white powder and 400 lempiras during the operation.

Jazmín Guillén was shot and killed in her home in El Progreso on September 11; she leaves behind two infant twins, and police are investigating the motive and seeking the unknown assailant.