Los Zetas Muscled Open Drug Routes Into Honduras

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 4, 2026 · Originally reported August 3, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Investigative reporting traces how the Mexican cartel Los Zetas expanded its grip on cocaine corridors from South America through Central America to Mexico, including routes through Honduras, after wiping out a rival Guatemalan clan in 2008 and clashing directly with Honduran police in Copán in 2011.