Fugitive Ex-Mayor and Smuggling History Loom Over Southern Honduras Border

Honduras · Latin America + Caribbean region

Cristhian Castillo, the former mayor of El Triunfo, has been a fugitive for over two years after being identified as a drug trafficking leader. Meanwhile, his father was previously convicted in the United States for migrant smuggling before later serving in Congress. The family's enduring influence continues to impact the southern border region of Honduras.

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