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Josué Enríquez and Yair Vega, both 17, have been missing from Baracoa, Puerto Cortés, since Wednesday; their families are seeking public help to locate them.

A man identified as Adán, who sold mobile phone credits, was found shot dead in the Lomas de Medina neighborhood of Puerto Cortés on August 31; his motorcycle was abandoned at the scene.

Police arrested a man accused of aggravated femicide and robbery in connection with the death and disappearance of Yorleni Melissa Argueta Alas in Puerto Cortés; he will face trial.

Intelligence reports say the Coleman organization, which works for the Sinaloa cartel, controls maritime drug-smuggling routes at Puerto Cortés; one member was arrested during Operation Mare Nostrum on August 3, but leader Luis Felipe Aguilera Coleman escaped.

Honduran authorities intercepted a shipment containing two AR-15 rifles, two fragmentation grenades, two empty magazines, and military uniforms at a bus depot in Puerto Cortés on July 10, sparking an investigation into the intended recipient and a suspected criminal organization.

A baby was killed in a traffic crash in Puerto Cortés after a pickup truck driver allegedly ran a red light and struck another vehicle; security cameras captured the collision.

A court in San Pedro Sula found three people guilty of human trafficking, forced labor, aggravated assault, and illegal adoption of four children they exploited in scrap collection under threats and chains in Puerto Cortés, with potential sentences of up to 37 years each.