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A judge ordered nine suspects held in pretrial detention on charges of trafficking cocaine and marijuana as part of an organized distribution network spanning Colón, Francisco Morazán, and Choluteca departments.

A specialized criminal court scheduled a hearing resolution for September 1 in the case against former president Juan Orlando Hernández, who is accused of fraud and money laundering; prosecutors are seeking formal charges and pretrial detention.

The prosecutor's office filed an appeal of a judge's decision to reduce pretrial detention measures against Mario Carbajal, an evangelical pastor accused of eight sexual offenses against three minors.

A court rejected ex-prosecutor Francia Sofía Medina's request to be released pending sentencing in the BCH vault-theft case, though her lawyer argues she has already spent the legal maximum of 2.5 years in pretrial detention and filed an appeal.

A judge ordered Mauro Neptalí Sosa López held in pretrial detention on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child under 13; an initial hearing is scheduled for July 23.

A court replaced pretrial detention with less restrictive measures for former judge Marco Antonio Vallecillo, accused of extortion, after the Constitutional Court found due-process violations; he must remain in Honduras, report regularly to court, and avoid contact with co-defendants.

A judge ordered Willian Fabricio Acuña Ramírez held in pretrial detention on charges of two counts of aggravated sexual assault against protected witnesses, with a preliminary hearing set for July 21.

A judge ordered Osmán Adalid Carrasco García held in pretrial detention on suspicion of murdering Joel López, with a preliminary hearing set for July 21.

Honduras's Constitutional Court granted an amparo (constitutional remedy) to former judge Marco Antonio Vallecillo and ordered an appeals court to issue a new, properly reasoned ruling on his pretrial detention in an extortion case, finding the original decision violated due process.