Honduras delivers to El Salvador a Nicaraguan wanted by Interpol
A Nicaraguan wanted via Interpol red notice for alleged links to drug trafficking in Central America was captured in Honduras while presenting himself as a religious preacher.
TL;DR
- Luis Alberto Pérez, a Nicaraguan national, was arrested in Honduras.
- He was sought by Interpol since 2023 via a Red Notice for alleged drug trafficking involvement.
- Pérez was reportedly posing as a religious preacher at the time of his capture.
- He is to be extradited to El Salvador due to alleged links with a Central American drug trafficking structure.
- The criminal network allegedly used Honduras as a corridor for drug transport to El Salvador.
- Authorities confiscated personal belongings including a cell phone from the detainee.
- Pérez had prior arrests by Salvadoran authorities but remained wanted for organized crime links.