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3 stories in #kidnapping · El Heraldo
Clear filtersPolice Rescue Kidnapping Victim in Choluteca
The National Anti-Kidnapping Unit rescued a man held for ransom in Linaca, Choluteca, after kidnappers posing as customers demanded 500,000 lempiras (about $20,000); police say the case is one of 17 virtual kidnappings this year, allegedly orchestrated by a transnational network of Colombians and Hondurans.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 6, 2026#kidnapping#virtual-extortion#ransom17-Year-Old Found Beheaded in Yoro
Harold Ulloa Ramos, 17, was kidnapped by two men on motorcycles near Santa Rita, Yoro, on August 3 and found decapitated the following morning, with his head left on a roadside and his body discovered separately.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 5, 2026#homicide#kidnapping#gang-violenceFour Arrested in Kidnapping of Colón Businessman
Police arrested four members of the criminal gang known as Los Sagastume on June 25, accused of kidnapping businessman Héctor Eduardo Lisser Pinto in April 2025; the victim was rescued after 36 hours in captivity.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 26, 2026#kidnapping#anti-secuestros#organized-crime