honduras

American arrested for the murders of three women in Honduras

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ROATÁN, HONDURAS – An American, Gilbert Reyes Bermúdez, has been detained in the Dominican Republic over the alleged murder of three women in Honduras’ island of Roatán, as per local law enforcement. Bermúdez, aged 36, is suspected of having associations with the deceased women, María Antonia Cruz, Nikendra McCoy, and Dione Solórzano, prior to their deaths on the 6th of January. Bermúdez is believed to have left Honduras the day after the suspected killings, coinciding …

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Prison riot leaves 41 women dead after clash between rival gangs

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A deeply troubling incident occurred in a prison in Honduras, where a clash between rival gangs led to the loss of at least 41 women. The dreadful scene unfolded at a detention center in Tamara, a town situated about 30 miles north-west of the country’s capital, Tegucigalpa. The aftermath of the violent conflict was gruesome, with dozens of lifeless bodies discovered by the authorities on Tuesday. Some of the victims, tragically, had been burned alive, …

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Matriarch of Family-Operated Cocaine Business Pleads Guilty

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Today, a Honduran woman pleaded guilty to participating in a large-scale conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. In court documents, Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla, aka Herlinda Bobadilla or Chinda, 62, is accused of leading the Montes-Bobadilla drug cartel, or Los Montes- one of the biggest in Honduras. Los Montes operated from Francia, a town in the Department of Colón on the northeastern coast of Honduras. The organization received cocaine from sources in South America through …

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Sheriff: Illegal Immigrant Kills Florida Deputy

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An illegal immigrant struck Pinellas County Deputy Michael Hartwick with a vehicle while he was guarding a construction zone, authorities said. Fox News reported that a man arrested in the death of a Florida sheriff’s deputy was living illegally in the country. It is alleged that Juan Ariel Molina-Salles, 32, left the scene of an accident. A 19-year veteran of Pinellas County’s sheriff’s department, Michael Hartwick, died in a hit-and-run on Thursday, leaving behind two …

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