Honduras Extends State of Emergency to Fight Gang Members

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Issue May 17-23 2023: President Xiomara Castro of Honduras declared a state of emergency on December 6, 2022, in order to combat gang members, specifically Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, and stated that it “has allowed the identification and capture of members of these criminal structures that profit” from extortion, arms and drug trafficking, vehicle theft, homicides, femicides, and money laundering.

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