Cachiros
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Completing Chapter, Honduras Extradites Valle Brothers to US
Two leaders of the notorious Valle Valle family now find themselves in US custody, extradited from Honduras a little over two months after their capture. The...
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Nearly Half of the Honduras Traffickers Wanted by US Now in Custody
Eight of the 19 Honduran drug traffickers wanted by the United States have now been captured, a significant advance for a country so afflicted by drug violence and...
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An Arrest in Florida Could Mean Trouble in Honduras
The recent arrest of a member of an alleged Honduran drug trafficking family in Florida is another subtle sign that there is a changing of the guard happening in...
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How a Good Soccer Team Gives Criminals Space to Operate
Local soccer teams give criminal groups in the Northern Triangle countries of Central America the ability to launder proceeds, evade taxes, and accumulate enough...
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Cachiros Knew About Honduras Police Operation: Official
Honduras authorities announced that 71 bank accounts confiscated from the Cachiros were found empty, a sign of how institutional corruption is likely to hamper...
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US Pushes Honduras to Crack Down on Cachiros
The Honduras government, working closely with US authorities, has cracked down on one of Honduras' largest drug transport organizations, the Cachiros, seizing...