On 6 January, a massacre took place in Olancho, a region in northeastern Honduras, in which four women and an equal number of children lost their lives. Honduran Security
Minister Oscar Álvarez has attributed the killings to a war between the Juticalpa and
Catacamas cartels. In the same way that the repression of drug traffickers in Colombia
pushed part of the illicit drug trade into Mexico, the criminals are now consolidating
their positions in the drug-trafficking corridor that crosses Central America and
includes Honduras. The problem is aggravated by the connection between drug traffickers
and gangs. In order to learn more about this issue, Diálogo spoke with former head of
the Armed Forces and former vice president Walter López Reyes.
Drug Traffickers and Gangs in Honduras
February 10, 2011
