Drug Trafficker's Funeral Draws Armed Crowd, Drawing Presidential Rebuke

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 10, 2026 · Originally reported September 9, 2026 by La Prensa

Videos from the funeral of a drug lord killed by the Army alongside his wife showed armed attendees firing weapons; the president posted on social media identifying those in the footage as criminals seeking to intimidate the public.

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