Anti-Extortion Unit Arrests 29 in First 25 Days

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 23, 2026 · Originally reported June 22, 2026 by Once Noticias

Honduras's new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division (DAET) arrested 29 people tied to criminal groups in its first 25 days—10 on warrants and 19 caught in the act, most of them suspected MS-13 members.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Once Noticias, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

Also reported by: Policía Nacional de Honduras

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