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Clear filtersHonduran Drug Lord 'Lanchita' Loses Appeal of 30-Year US Sentence
Juan Carlos Arvizú Hernández, a Honduran drug trafficker known as 'Lanchita' and convicted of trafficking over 5,000 kg of cocaine through Central America to the United States, failed in his appeal to reduce his 30-year sentence, which he claimed violated Honduras's extradition treaty.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 3, 2026#narcotrafficking#drug-trafficking#extraditionSalvadoran Police Arrest Nicaraguan Woman Wanted for Smuggling
El Salvador's police arrested a 49-year-old Nicaraguan woman on a Honduran warrant for smuggling and delivered her to Honduras's Interpol unit, which will present her to courts in Tegucigalpa.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 12, 2026#smuggling#interpol#extraditionFormer Security Fund Chief Gets Five Years' Probation
Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's Security Tax Fund, was sentenced by a US court to five years of home confinement probation after pleading guilty to money laundering and bribery charges related to the misuse of public security funds.
La PrensaRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 6, 2026#corruption#extradition#tasa-seguridadEx-Security-Tax Director Cosenza Gets Home Detention
Francisco Cosenza, former director of Honduras's Security Tax (Tasa de Seguridad), was sentenced in Miami to five years of home detention after pleading guilty to money laundering and bribery charges tied to over $10 million in padded police uniform and supply contracts.