Man Linked to Drug Trafficker "Negro" Lobo Shot Dead in Atlántida

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 3, 2026 · Originally reported November 1, 2026 by La Prensa

Éver Josué Larios, who had been arrested in 2015 as part of a criminal network associated with imprisoned drug trafficker Carlos "Negro" Lobo, was shot and killed in Esparta, Atlántida, by attackers in police-style uniforms.

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