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Honduras Top Cop Killed for Cachiros: US Prosecutor
Revelations from a US judicial case linked to the Cachiros saga shed light on the key support that colluding security forces provided to the once-powerful Honduran...
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Why the Cachiros Liked Working With Honduras Politicians
Authorities in the United States charged a Honduras congressman and several members of a powerful political family with drug trafficking and related weapons crimes,...
Honduras and Venezuela: Coup and Cocaine Air Bridge
On the morning of Sunday, June 28, 2009, Honduran soldiers burst into the presidential palace in the country’s capital, Tegucigalpa, rustled President...
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Honduras Sacrifices Allies for Legitimacy With Arrest of Former First Lady
The arrest of the former first lady of Honduras is another nail in the coffin for the Lobo family, the scapegoat of Honduras’ elites, as President Juan Orlando...
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In Honduras, the Law of the Jungle Abides
A zoo full of wild beasts founded by a murderous drug trafficker; a millionaire banker who finances a drug cartel and breeds crocodiles out of passion; and a...
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‘Organized Crime Permeates Society’ in Honduras: Presidential Advisor
While Honduran drug traffickers testify in US courts about their ties with the country's political class, a presidential advisor in Honduras has no qualms about...
Brief /
Honduran President Decries Drug Traffickers’ Bribery Allegations
President Juan Orlando Hernández has denounced unofficial accusations that he took bribes from a drug trafficker, weeks before Honduras is due to go to the polls...
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Honduras Seizes Millions More in Assets Linked to Cachiros
Authorities in Honduras have reportedly seized millions of dollars worth of property linked to the Cachiros drug trafficking network, in the latest blow to the...
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Honduras Ex-President’s Son Sentenced to 24 Years in US Prison
Following a case that shook up the Honduras elite, the son of the country's former president was sentenced on September 5 to 24 years in a United States...