Among the violent episodes that were recorded In Honduras on May 21, five police officers died after an armed confrontation in Corinto, border with Guatemala.
According to information from the Anti Maras and Gangs Police Directorate against Organized Crime (Dipampco), the officers would have attempted to capture an alleged member of a structure linked to drug trafficking.
According to Edgardo Barahona, the bodies of the police officers were found hours after the armed confrontation in a mountainous area.
“The agents were subdued and deprived of their freedom by members of a criminal group,” said Barahona, without specifying further details about whether more deaths were recorded.
This May 22, international media such as Infobae revealed more details about this fact, such as that the bodies of the police officers presented multiple gunshot wounds and signs of torture.
The media adds that the agents would have been dismembered, beheaded and later burned by the criminal group.
The Honduran authorities added that the agents carried out an operation in said area to capture the alleged drug trafficker. “without following the institutional protocols of legality, security and judicial support”.
Due to this, the director, deputy director and head of operations of Dipampco were “immediately suspended” and They will remain under investigation to deduce responsibilities for “non-compliance with institutional procedures”.
Infobae reported that, after the events, The deceased police officers were identified as:
- Lester Josué Amador Herrera, posthumous deputy commissioner
- Leonel Alejandro Váldes Núñez, police officer
- Dailin Francisco Elvir Quintanilla, police agent
- Nels Makley Eguigure Benávidez, police officer
- Emerson Josué Canales Fúnez, police officer