Drug Trafficker's Brother Named to Head Seized-Assets Agency

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 3, 2026 · Originally reported June 3, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Jorge Alberto Cálix Orellana has been appointed director of Honduras's agency that administers assets seized from drug traffickers, raising conflict-of-interest concerns because his brother Mario José Cálix — a major trafficker extradited to the US in 2024 — had substantial property and accounts seized by the same institution.