Honduras arrests man on extradition request to US for fentanyl smuggling

Honduran authorities captured Erick Fernando Raudales Matamoros, who is needed by the USA for smuggling fentanyl, methamphetamines, and cocaine. The arrest occurred in a mountainous space in El Porvenir, Honduras, with varied police items concerned. Raudales, 28 years outdated, is the fifteenth Honduran to be kidnapped this 12 months for extradition to the United States.

The Honduran Minister of Security, Gustavo Sánchez, acknowledged that Raudales will face expenses within the United States associated to drug distribution. Fentanyl, an artificial opioid, has induced a drug dependancy epidemic within the US, with 1000’s of deaths yearly as a result of overdose. Honduras, as a strategic location, is usually used as a drug trafficking route between South America and the US market.

This newest arrest provides to the rising variety of Hondurans being extradited to the United States for drug-related expenses. Former President Juan Orlando Hernández and former National Police director Juan Carlos Bonilla are amongst those that have been extradited in recent times. Hernandez was discovered responsible of drug trafficking expenses within the US and is awaiting sentencing.