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Criminal investigations unit ATIC conducted nine raids across multiple departments on August 31 targeting an extortion ring allegedly run by an inmate at the National Penitentiary of Támara, who used another person's bank account for over 51 million lempiras (about $2 million) in suspicious transfers.

A retrospective profiles Olvin Leonel Zambrano Pérez, alias 'El Ejecutor,' a suspected Barrio 18 hit man and leader whom investigators described as 'strategic, calculating, and bloodthirsty,' arrested in Comayagüela's barrio Lempira in July 2020 after months of surveillance.

A 17-year-old in Siguatepeque, Comayagua, faked his abduction and sent his mother threatening videos demanding 15,000 lempiras (about $600) to recover a pawned motorcycle; he and his 17-year-old accomplice were detained on August 15 and referred to juvenile prosecutors.

José Enrique Amaya, 29, was arrested in Yoro after police discovered he had staged his own kidnapping using tomato paste to simulate wounds, demanding 600,000 lempiras (about $24,000) from his sister in the United States.