Eight Arrested for Clearing Protected Forest in Comayagua

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 5, 2026 · Originally reported October 3, 2026 by Ministerio Público (X)

Environmental prosecutors from the Public Ministry arrested eight people caught clearing protected forest in Esquías, Comayagua, to plant crops at a site flagged by satellite monitoring.

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