{"id":83509,"date":"2026-06-03T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gang-leader-dubbed-the-black-cat-arrested-in-honduras-accused-of-masterminding-massacre-of-19-farm-workers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:07:12","slug":"gang-leader-dubbed-the-black-cat-arrested-in-honduras-accused-of-masterminding-massacre-of-19-farm-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gang-leader-dubbed-the-black-cat-arrested-in-honduras-accused-of-masterminding-massacre-of-19-farm-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Gang leader dubbed &#8220;The Black Cat&#8221; arrested in Honduras, accused of masterminding massacre of 19 farm workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Authorities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/honduras\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Honduras<\/a> said Tuesday they arrested the man they believe masterminded the killings of 19 workers at a palm plantation last month.<\/p>\n<p>The killings took place in Rigores, in the restive Bajo Aguan region of Honduras, where rival gangs have fought over control of palm farms and drug trafficking routes.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Molina \u2014 also known as &#8220;El Gato Negro,&#8221; or the Black Cat \u2014 is suspected of planning and providing material support for the massacre, Security Minister Gerzon Velasquez told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>At least six people carried out the plot alllegedly masterminded by the 27-year-old Molina, but none of them have been apprehended, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day in mid-May, five Honduran police were killed near the border with Guatemala.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/03\/e405c562-2434-4da3-a364-fb67eda1bc61\/thumbnail\/620x390g4\/9c4ba134c9b805552385df7b6231f93f\/gettyimages-2276952573.jpg#\" alt=\"HONDURAS-CRIME-GANGS \" height=\"390\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/03\/e405c562-2434-4da3-a364-fb67eda1bc61\/thumbnail\/620x390g4\/9c4ba134c9b805552385df7b6231f93f\/gettyimages-2276952573.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/03\/e405c562-2434-4da3-a364-fb67eda1bc61\/thumbnail\/1240x780g4\/6354da46701ce6efb2a77d319d2d4d9e\/gettyimages-2276952573.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Honduran soldiers and police officers guard the site of a massacre in Trujillo, Honduras on May 21, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lawmakers in Honduras recently approved a series of reforms to confront <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kidnapped-mayor-killed-honduras-personal-revenge-police\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">criminal violence<\/a><\/span> in Honduras, where the homicide rate is 24 killings for every 100,000 inhabitants. The new measures authorize the military to participate in public security tasks and create a new anti-organized crime unit.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms also open up the possibility of categorizing gangs and drug cartels as terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has recently pressured Latin American countries to crack down on cartels and gangs.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the <a href=\"https:\/\/br.usembassy.gov\/terrorist-designation-of-comando-vermelho-and-primeiro-comando-da-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. designated<\/a> two well-known Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organizations. Countries such as Mexico and Brazil, with center-left leaders, have been vocal in opposing the designations, while others like Ecuador and Honduras, helmed by right-leaning governments, have supported them. 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