Colombia’s opposition embarrassed after Honduras finds $68K on senator-elect
Colombia’s opposition went quiet on Wednesday after one of its senators-elect was held in Honduras with $68,000 in cash.
Tag: Honduras
Santos receives honor in Honduras
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos was honored Monday by the exiting and entering...
Ex-Honduran ambassador takes ‘full responsibility’ for sex party scandal
The former Honduran ambassador to Colombia said he takes “full responsibility” for the sex party scandal that occurred in the Honduran embassy. In an interview with a local Honduras television station on Sunday, the...
Honduran ambassador to Colombia resigns over sex party scandal
The ambassador of Honduras to Colombia resigned Saturday after a newspaper revealed an embassy employee had thrown a party during which guests defecated in the ambassador’s office, and stole laptops and cell phones. The...
Employee throws sex party in Honduran embassy in Bogota
The embassy of Honduras in Bogota has been robbed after an employee used the office to throw a party involving prostitutes and an abundance of alcohol, reported a Honduras newspaper Thursday. According to Honduran newspaper El...
US seizes more than 2 tons of cocaine in Caribbean
The U.S. coastguard has seized more than two tons of cocaine on the Caribbean sea thanks to information provided by the Colombian Navy, reported local media Wednesday. U.S. authorities seized two vessels in the Caribbean and...
Colombian drug cartels have deep roots in Central America: Nicaraguan admiral
Colombia’s drug cartels have special assault teams stationed throughout Central America, and along the coast of Honduras in particular, the Nicaraguan navy reported Friday. Marvin Corrales, the head of Nicaragua’s...
Top ‘Urabeños leader’ extradited to Colombia
The alleged second-in-command of the criminal group, the Urabeños, was extradited to Colombia Wednesday after his arrest in Honduras. Alexander Usuga Montoya, alias “El Flaco,” was wanted on charges of drug...
Colombian air force intercepts drug trafficking airplane
In an operation involving U.S. and Honduran authorities, the Colombian air force have intercepted an airplane allegedly used by drug traffickers, local media reported Thursday. The twin engine aircraft type PA-31, apparently...
Colombian security experts to help Honduras combat police corruption
Colombian security experts met with the president of Honduras Monday to help clean up the country’s corrupt police force, Latin American media reported. The group of experts, led by the famed ex-director of police, Rosso...
Colombian air force loses contact with stolen plane
Colombia’s air force lost contact with an airplane in Honduras that was stolen from an airport in the northwestern department of Antioquia Sunday. Colombia sent a reconnaissance fighter jet to locate the stolen Cesna 210...
Nicaraguan Navy captures suspected Colombian drug dealers
The Nicaraguan Navy captured four alleged drug traffickers — including two Colombians — Saturday in Caribbean waters, reported local media Tuesday. The suspects, who also included two Honduran men, were allegedly...
