{"id":508372,"date":"2026-05-22T17:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/who-is-heber-argueta-the-man-honduras-links-to-the-cjng-after-police-massacre\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:37:44","slug":"who-is-heber-argueta-the-man-honduras-links-to-the-cjng-after-police-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/who-is-heber-argueta-the-man-honduras-links-to-the-cjng-after-police-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfWho is Heber Argueta? The man Honduras links to the CJNG after police massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"The name of Heber Argueta<\/strong> went from moving in silence within intelligence reports to becoming one of the most wanted in Honduras after the failed operation in Corinto, Omoa, where five agents of the DIPAMPCO<\/strong> were killed during an ambush attributed to drug trafficking structures.\n\n\n

<\/a>Honduran authorities maintain that Argueta would be a criminal operator with alleged links to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)<\/strong>, one of the most violent and powerful criminal organizations in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\nHis name began to be heard with force after the Secretariat of Security confirmed that the operation carried out in Corinto had as its main objective to locate and capture him.\n\n\n

<\/a>However, the mission ended in tragedy and raised new alarms about the presence of transnational criminal networks in Honduras.<\/p>\n\n\nAuthorities consider Heber Argueta a high-value target for his alleged links to international drug trafficking structures.\n\n\n

The Man They Were Looking For in Corinth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nAccording to police reports, the operation carried out on the border between Honduras and Guatemala focused directly on Heber Argueta, considered a high-value target by intelligence agencies.\n\n\n

<\/a>The National Police suspects that Argueta would have participation in activities related to drug trafficking, arms mobilization and logistical operations within the Honduran Atlantic corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recommend reading:Honduras shocked: five Dipampco agents found dismembered and burned in Omoa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nInvestigations indicate that the criminal structure linked to Argueta would operate in sectors of Col\u00f3n, Atl\u00e1ntida and Cort\u00e9s<\/strong>, areas historically used by drug trafficking organizations due to their maritime and border routes.\n\nPolice commissioner Wilmer Mayer R\u00edos<\/strong> confirmed that some of the weapons found during the investigations would be related to criminal structures linked to “El Mencho”, leader of the CJNG.\n\n\n

Intelligence describes him as “violent and calculating”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nSources linked to police intelligence describe Heber Argueta as an operator distinct from other criminal leaders who have emerged in northern Honduras.\n\nThey profile him as a strategic, reserved man with the ability to mobilize armed groups in rural and mountainous areas of the country.\n\n\n

\u201cHe is violent, calculating, and cold-blooded,\u201d<\/strong> assured a source linked to the investigations.<\/p>\n\n\nIn communities near Corinto, residents claim that the name Argueta generates fear due to the armed power that its criminal structure would have.\n\n\n

\u201cWhen it happens, you know. Armed caravans go by. People lock themselves in,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0reported a resident under the condition of anonymity. The case of Heber Argueta sparked alerts about the possible presence of the CJNG on routes in the Honduran Caribbean. (PHOTO: Tu Nota)<\/p>\n\n\nAuthorities also suspect that the group has high-powered weaponry, logistical support, and pre-defined escape routes between Honduras and Guatemala.\n\n\n

Alleged links to the CJNG<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe main concern of the Honduran authorities revolves around Argueta’s alleged links with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)<\/strong>.\n\nThe Mexican criminal group, led by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes<\/strong>, alias \u201cEl Mencho\u201d, is internationally accused of activities related to drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and the expansion of criminal structures in various Latin American countries.\n\nIntelligence agencies claim that operators linked to the CJNG had found in Honduras a strategic platform to move drugs, money, and weapons, taking advantage of the Honduran Caribbean routes.\n\nThe possible connection of Heber Argueta with that structure raised the alerts within the National Police and security agencies. Intelligence agencies describe Heber Argueta as a “violent, calculating and cold-blooded” operator within criminal structures operating in northern Honduras.\n\n\n

The operation that ended in tragedy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe operation in Corinth aimed to capture Argueta in an area where he allegedly maintained operations and armed protection. However, something went wrong during the mission.\n\nThe five DIPAMPCO agents disappeared after entering the house and hours later were found dead in a mountainous area of Omoa<\/strong>.\n\nThe authorities later revealed that the bodies showed gunshot wounds, signs of torture, mutilation, and burns.\n\nThe victims were identified as:<\/strong>\n\n\n
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  • Lester Josu\u00e9 Amador Herrera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Leonel Alejandro Valdez N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dailin Francisco Elvir Quintanilla<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nels Makley Eguigure Benav\u00eddez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Emerson Josu\u00e9 Canales F\u00fanez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nPreliminary reports indicate that Heber Argueta<\/strong> was injured during the confrontation, although he managed to escape.\n\nMeanwhile, Honduras maintains active operations, coordination with Guatemala, and Interpol international alerts to locate members","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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