MS-13 and Trump Backed the Same Presidential Candidate in Honduras
MS-13 gang members told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed right-wing candidate or “we’ll kill you and your whole fucking family.”
MS-13 gang members told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed right-wing candidate or “we’ll kill you and your whole fucking family.”
Juan Orlando Hernández received a pardon for drug trafficking. Trump is threatening to oust Nicolás Maduro over similar allegations.
The president blames Mexico for the flow of drugs into the U.S. — while the flow of guns from the U.S. displaces poor people in Mexico.
Documents and interviews link Col. Elias Melgar Urbina to a convicted drug trafficker and a security company accused of assassinating activists.
El banco holandés FMO emitió millones de dólares mediante una cuenta offshore para construir la represa Agua Zarca. Los registros muestran que el beneficiario era una compañía, pero las transferencias aterrizaban en otra.
Dutch bank FMO released millions to build the Agua Zarca dam through an offshore account. Records show a recipient listed as one company — and the transfers landing with another.
The paramilitaries are targeting campesinos who are battling a corporate palm oil giant. But the armed groups, residents say, don’t act alone.
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