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Clear filtersSan Pedro Sula Prosecutor Arrested Over Alleged Bribes
Glenda Jiménez, a prosecutor with the Common Crimes unit in San Pedro Sula, was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on charges of allegedly accepting payments of between 500 and 20,000 lempiras from a complainant in exchange for promising to close a case against them.
La PrensaRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 15, 2026#corruption#extortion#prosecutorPolice Arrest Suspected Leader of Los Cabezones Gang
Officers from the anti-extortion unit arrested Carlos Daniel Bonilla Martínez, 26, the suspected leader of Los Cabezones, and a 16-year-old during a raid in San Pedro Sula; the gang is accused of extorting roughly 1 million lempiras monthly from merchants and residents in Yoro.
La PrensaRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 30, 2026#gang-arrest#los-cabezones#extortionSan Pedro Sula Man Faked Own Kidnapping to Extort Wife
A 36-year-old security supervisor in San Pedro Sula was found unharmed after police determined he had staged his own abduction and sent WhatsApp messages demanding one million lempiras (about $40,000) from his wife; he was taken to a police station and will be referred to prosecutors on a charge of simulating a nonexistent offense.
Once NoticiasLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 30, 2026#fake-kidnapping#false-reporting#dpi