US EditionHonduras rolls out widespread Bukele-style gang crackdown
- President Xiomara Castro revealed plans for a 20,000-capacity "megaprison" in Honduras as part of a crackdown on gang violence and prison system reform.
- The new "megaprison" is among measures introduced to combat a "security emergency," with a focus on addressing public concerns about rising violence.
- Honduras aims to emulate neighboring El Salvador's anti-gang strategies, including sending dangerous criminals to the new facility in Olancho province.
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Honduras implements crime solution plan to address rampant gang violence
The National Defense and Security Council led by President of Honduras Xiomara Castro announced in a national broadcast Friday a sweeping plan to crack down on crime and safeguard national security. The crime solution plan establishes several measures to be implemented. First, the Security and Defense secretaries, the Armed Forces, and the Military Police will immediately plan and execute interventions in municipalities with the highest incidenc…
Murder, drug trafficking, money laundering: Honduras is one of the most violent countries in the world, with a murder rate six times higher than the global average. The government wants to counteract this with an emergency plan.
Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison.” The plan is part of the government’s larger crackdown on a wave of gang violence. President Xiomara Castro unveiled a series of emergency measures in a midnight nationally televised address early Saturday. It includes plans to strengthen the military’s role in fighting organized crime, prosecute drug traffickers as terrorists …
Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison.” The plan is part of the government’s larger crackdown on a wave of gang violence. President Xiomara Castro unveiled a series of emergency measures in a midnight nationally televised address early Saturday. It includes plans to strengthen the military’s role in fighting organized crime, prosecute drug traffickers as terrorists …
Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison.” The plan is part of the government’s larger crackdown on a wave of gang violence. President Xiomara Castro unveiled a series of emergency measures in a midnight nationally televised address early Saturday. It includes plans to strengthen the military’s role in fighting organized crime, prosecute drug traffickers as terrorists …
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Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown
The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison.” The plan is part of the government’s larger crackdown on a wave of gang violence.
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