Honduras Implements Security Measures to Address Drug-Trafficking-Related Violence: Special Investigative Commission Established

The government of Honduras is facing a wave of drug-trafficking-related violence that has left a trail of death and terror across the country. In response to this, President Xiomara Castro announced on Sunday that she would implement a range of security measures in the north of the country. The president also announced the creation of a special investigative commission to investigate the recent massacres. The commission will include members of the police, the military, the attorney general's office and the intelligence service. 

This includes raids, checkpoints, and curfews in Choloma and San Pedro Sula. The announcement followed a massacre in a pool hall in Choloma, where eleven people were shot point-blank by armed men. Three days prior, a bakery in San Pedro Sula had also been attacked, with the wife of an alleged associate of former President Juan Orlando Hernández a victim of the attack. Additionally, 46 inmates were killed in Tamara by Barrio 18 gang members on Tuesday, prompting the president to take control of the prisons and stop the introduction of weapons and drugs. As a further measure, a special investigative commission has been created to look into the recent massacres. It consists of representatives from the police, military, attorney general’s office, and intelligence service. The government of Honduras is in a difficult situation, as violence linked to drug trafficking is rampant across the country. President Xiomara Castro has taken swift action to tackle the issue, and it remains to be seen how effective her security measures will be in restoring order and protecting the people of Honduras.