This instrument, which grants exceptional powers to law enforcement, was implemented by the government of President Xiomara Castro to reduce violence rates in 226 of Honduras’s 298 municipalities.

In statements to the press, the Director of Communications for the Ministry of Security, Miguel Martinez, confirmed over the weekend the extension of the measure, starting this Monday and continuing until November 12.

Martinez praised this strategy, which has had a significant and positive impact on reducing violence in this Central American country: “It is a 45-day extension that will allow us to continue fighting crime and organized crime, and will enable us to increase the number of people arrested for extortion and confiscated weapons, and reduce the incidence of crime.”

According to the aforementioned ministry, under the umbrella of the state of emergency, 5,069 arrests for extortion and related crimes and 79,417 arrests for various infractions have been reported.

In addition, 22,497 arrest warrants were executed, and drug and firearm seizures increased significantly, with a total of 18,840 confiscated.

The levels of insecurity facing Honduras seriously disrupt peace nationwide, making it essential and urgent to continue with all measures aimed at restoring public order and protecting human life, as the supreme goal of society, authorities argue.

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