Honduras Daily by Location

Police say armed groups in the Los Rigores area of Trujillo have been firing heavy-caliber weapons to intimidate and provoke the security forces deployed there after a massacre of 20 farmers on May 21, and authorities say suspects have been identified.

The National Defense and Security Council ordered the permanent closure of DIPAMPCO, Honduras's anti-gang police directorate, after an internal review found alleged administrative and criminal irregularities — including an unauthorized raid linked to the deaths of five officers — with functions to be transferred to the DPI.

Honduras's National Traffic and Transport Directorate sanctioned more than 50 drivers for drunk driving and seized over 15 motorcycles parked illegally in bus bays during enforcement operations in Comayagua.

The arrest this month of the alleged killer of Carlos Luna, a forest-rights activist murdered 28 years ago, has brought some relief to his family and renewed attention to the dangers faced by environmental defenders in Honduras.

The Health Ministry is urging Hondurans to visit their nearest vaccination site on May 30–31 to complete their immunization schedules, reminding them to bring their vaccination cards.

Striker Erick Puerto's US visa was denied, ruling him out of Honduras's June 6 friendly against Argentina in College Station, Texas, while fellow call-up Alenis Vargas remains in limbo after his passport was retained pending a visa decision.

The National Defense and Security Council approved the permanent closure of Dipampco after an oversight commission found protocol violations, illegal raids, negligence, and possible cover-up in a mission where five officers died, and authorities plan to replace it with a new specialized criminal-investigation unit.

Honduran experts warn that extreme temperatures above 42°C are spreading dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases into previously cool regions, driving a kidney-failure crisis in the south, and destroying crops that put 1.7 million people at risk of food insecurity.

The Health Secretariat announced it is extending the National Vaccination and Deworming Campaign through June to reach more families across the country.

Honduras's private-sector council COHEP met with the Environment Ministry (SERNA) secretary and agreed on concrete steps to streamline environmental licensing, which business leaders say is currently blocking investment in the country.

Honduras's state electric utility ENEE will cut power overnight Saturday in dozens of neighborhoods across Choluteca and Puerto Cortés for scheduled maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, affecting thousands of customers.

President Nasry Asfura's National Defense and Security Council voted to shut down the anti-gang police directorate DIPAMPCO and replace it with a new inter-agency National Agency Against Crime (ANC) that will unify intelligence and operations with U.S. support.

Honduras's private sector council COHEP reports 4% IMAE growth driven by agroindustry and remittances, while warning that 3.12% inflation pressured by transport costs and climate risks to agriculture remain key challenges alongside IMF agreement progress and floating debt monitoring.

The Honduran Air Force has completed a full refurbishment of a T-27 Tucano aircraft — carried out entirely by its own technical staff — returning it to active duty for aerial surveillance, counter-narcotics, and natural-resource protection missions.

A government intervention review of the Dipampco found alleged protocol violations, negligence, and possible criminal liability among its leadership, including failures tied to a mission in which five officers were killed and operations conducted without judicial authorization.

Some 136 alternative-care centers housing vulnerable children have received no government disbursements or agreements from the child-welfare agency SENAF since January 2026, forcing them to rely on private donations amid at least 190 violent deaths of minors in Q1 2026.

A new National Agency Against Crime, established by Decree 84-2026 and attached to the National Defense and Security Council, will coordinate police, military, and intelligence bodies—a structure experts say closely mirrors the dissolved Fusina, which was shuttered in 2022 amid corruption and abuse.

UMAPS director Gustavo Boquín warned that if rains don't continue, Tegucigalpa's water supply—already at historic lows with some neighborhoods receiving service only once a week—could face severe shortages between late July and early August when the annual dry spell begins.

Health authorities are racing to locate five unidentified passengers from a May 12 Guatemala City–Roatán flight who were exposed to Honduras's second imported measles case, a 27-year-old man now in stable isolation, warning that measles can infect up to 18 people per day.

Motagua has signed Italian-Honduran left back Valerio Marinacci and Costa Rican winger Jesús Batiz, while Olimpia is set to add defender Christian Canales and recover Jack Jean Baptiste from Real España in a busy Honduran transfer window.

A 20-year-old private-school math and science teacher was arrested in La Ceiba after his suspected repeated sexual abuse of an 11-year-old student came to light when the girl's mother discovered incriminating messages on her daughter's phone.

Honduras's disaster agency Copeco, backed by Israeli emergency specialists from Magen David Adom, ran a multi-agency mass-casualty simulation in Tegucigalpa testing triage, evacuation, and inter-institutional coordination across firefighters, the Red Cross, military, and hospitals.

After disbanding the Dipampco following an internal probe linked to the deaths of five officers in Omoa, Security Minister Gerzón Velásquez announced a replacement División Antiextorsión y Asociaciones Terroristas that will handle organized-crime and extortion investigations nationwide.

Criminal Investigation agents arrested a man in Olancho and confiscated 73 packets of suspected cocaine, a rifle, a cellphone, and 800 lempiras (about $32) in cash.

Prison guards using X-ray scanners arrested three women, aged 39–41, who allegedly concealed cocaine and marijuana on their bodies during a family visiting day at Honduras's main penitentiary in Támara.

Héctor Alejandro Casco Ávila, 28, died after contacting a live wire while performing electrical maintenance near the Carías bridge in Tegucigalpa's Barrio Abajo market district, with authorities investigating possible safety protocol failures.

The National Police conducted a reforestation event in Las Delicias, Juticalpa, Olancho, planting more than 200 trees as part of an environmental initiative.

Armed forces discovered a coca plantation and a makeshift drug-processing lab in the Río Tinto mountain range of Colón department, bringing the year-to-date total to over 500,000 coca plants and nine processing sites seized across six departments.

The government has placed 75 municipalities on green alert and 144 under observation, coordinating water distribution, food aid, agricultural support, and preventive health measures through SINAGER to protect communities from an approaching dry season.

El Progreso, Yoro held a mass funeral on May 28 for Gerald (15), Jonathan (15), and Carlos (16), shot dead on May 26 by armed men who police believe killed the students by mistaken identity amid rival gang territorial disputes.