Honduran ex-mayor Castillo remains fugitive; family drug legacy persists in Choluteca

Cristhian Castillo, former mayor of El Triunfo, Choluteca, has evaded capture for over two years on drug trafficking charges, while his father, a convicted human trafficker in the US, later served in Honduras's Congress. The family's continued influence in the border region underscores the entrenchment of organized crime in local politics, though the report relies on a single investigative source.