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Heavy-transport drivers blocked the Pan-American Highway at San Lorenzo port on September 1, demanding the government cut fuel costs, which they say have eroded their margins while freight rates remain flat.

Honduran military arrested Henry Zalaya Umanzor, 45, a Salvadoran citizen suspected of illegal entry and criminal gang ties, at the El Amatillo border crossing in Valle; authorities say he has a criminal record in El Salvador for document forgery and aggravated robbery.

Rafael Antonio Herrera, 46, a former municipal councilman and businessman in Goascorán (Valle department), was shot and killed after a dispute over a dog that had bitten his son; his son was also wounded, and a suspect has been arrested.

Erlis Antonio León Castellanos, a Honduran convicted by US courts, ran a strategic storage farm near the Honduras-Guatemala border where the Valle Valle cartel cached cocaine shipments—ranging from 15–20 kg to hundreds of kilos—before routing them through Guatemala and Mexico to the United States.

Police arrested a man and woman on the Pan-American Highway in San Lorenzo, Valle on Friday and seized 34 packages of suspected marijuana during a roadside vehicle inspection.

Police arrested Maykel Cruz Cruz, 20, in Nacaome after a digital investigation found he had sexually abused a girl since age 8, recorded the assaults, and sold the videos online; the now-13-year-old victim has been placed in protective custody.

National Police arrested an active MS-13 gang member in San Lorenzo, Valle, and seized more than 2,900 doses of narcotics during the operation.

Honduran police captured a suspected hitman linked to the criminal gang "El Yoni" in Nacaome, Valle, on charges of attempted murder and criminal association.