US EditionNew Trump Envoy Visits Honduras for Organized Crime-Fighting Partnership
Honduras will enhance police and military capabilities with U.S. technical aid under the Shield of the Americas to tackle gangs and drug trafficking, officials said.
- On Sunday, U.S. special envoy Kristi Noem met with Honduran President Nasry Asfura in Tegucigalpa, where Honduras pledged to work with American security agencies to combat drug trafficking.
- President Donald Trump appointed Noem as special envoy to the "Shield of the Americas," a coalition of 17 Latin American nations aimed at countering cartels, after removing her as homeland security chief.
- Honduran Security Minister Gerson Velásquez stated the government will coordinate with U.S. federal agencies, agreeing on "strengthening cybersecurity and waging a full-scale fight against drug trafficking and organized crime."
- Asfura said discussions focused on "strategic issues," with Honduras agreeing to reinforce its police and military through specialized technical assistance from the United States.
- Honduras remains one of the most violent countries in Central America, where gangs including Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 operate, both designated as terrorist organizations by Washington.
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New Trump envoy visits Honduras for organized crime-fighting partnership
Kristi Noem visited Honduras in her new role as US President Donald Trump's special envoy for his "Shield of the Americas" regional crime-fighting initiative, after being fired from her position as homeland security chief.
Honduras committed on Sunday to work with United States security agencies to fight drug trafficking during a meeting between Kristi Noem, Washington Special Envoy for Latin America, and Honduran President Nasry Asfura.
In a flash visit, the United States envoy for the “escudo of the Americas”, Kristi Noem, arrived in Honduras to meet with the Nasry Asfura government, within the framework of a coalition that, according to experts, represents a new form of control by Washington over the region. Redacción Central / EL LIBERTADOR Tegucigalpa. Nasry Asfura’s government received in Presidential House the special envoy from the United States and representative of the…
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