Overview
- National anti-drug and border police in Tegucigalpa said they detained a Mexican man at Toncontín Airport identified as a private pilot for singer Julión Álvarez.
- Officials stated the suspect has an active Mexican arrest order dated July 10, 2014 for 'acts preparatory to drug trafficking' and was located during a routine passenger inspection.
- Authorities reported seizing a tablet, a mobile phone, $3,100, 3,000 Mexican pesos, and a passport in another person’s name during the airport check.
- Honduran police cited a prior detention of the same individual on July 6, 2014 at La Ceiba’s Golosón airport after an attempted unauthorized takeoff.
- Álvarez publicly denied that his pilot was detained, naming pilot José Alvarado and copilot Jesús Cortez and saying they traveled on a Learjet 31 and were already in Mexico.