Thread by @InSightCrime

The last few years have been challenging for democracy and security in Honduras: from the undermining of an anti-corruption commission to the increasingly-evident link between organized crime and politics. InSight Crime has covered all of these dynamics 🧵👇(1/9) #bordercrime

Towards the end of 2019, we reported on the drug trafficking ring linked to Tony Hernández, the brother of Honduras’ sitting president, and analyzed the implications of this case on the nexus between politics and organized crime in the country. (2/9)
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Following the departure of the @OEA_MACCIH in January 2020, we warned about the possible future challenges for the anti-corruption fight in Honduras amid fewer measures available to hold powerful political elites accountable. (3/9)
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We delved into this topic in August 2020, when the sweeping "Pandora" corruption case was buried. It was of the most important investigations carried out by @UFECIC1 and @OEA_MACCIH, and uncovered a sophisticated scheme to embezzle public funds. (4/9)
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After rigorous fieldwork in Honduras, we questioned the Attorney General's Office's conclusions in the death of Sherrill Hernández, an investigator responsible for looking into drug trafficking in Copán department bordering Guatemala. #bordercrime (5/9)
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We also published the results last year of an in-depth investigation into timber trafficking in Olancho, in which we revealed that the mafias involved in this criminal economy are closely linked to political powers. (6/9) bit.ly/3qfIxER

With regard to drug trafficking, we've focused our reporting on the reactivation of Honduras’ land routes, which start in La Mosquitia, a strategic stretch of coastline where a large number of drug-laden flights coming from South America land. (7/9)
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We also highlighted other trends related to cocaine trafficking in Honduras, including the growing presence of coca crops and expanded cocaine production in the country. (8/9)
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Finally, we haven't overlooked the investigations US prosecutors are currently carrying out to look into the alleged criminal conduct of several Honduran government officials, including the country’s sitting president. (9/9)
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