Taxi driver Andy González Ramos was found dead in Yoro after disappearing in Agua Blanca Sur. Authorities are investigating a possible crime.
Taxi driver Andy González Ramos was found dead in the community of Guangolola, municipality of El Negrito, in the department of Yoro, in northern Honduras, after having been reported missing since Tuesday afternoon.
According to preliminary information, Andy González Ramos , a taxi driver, was kidnapped in the Agua Blanca Sur area, which triggered an immediate report from his family and a subsequent search by the authorities.
The young man’s body was found in the back of a vehicle, while traveling along the corridor between El Progreso and Agua Blanca Sur.
So far, authorities have not determined the motive for the crime, although they are considering extortion or robbery as the main hypotheses, lines of inquiry that are already part of the investigation.
Nearly 700 homicides in Honduras
The Ministry of Security reports nearly 700 homicides nationwide so far this year, the majority of the victims being men.
Drivers killed in 2025
In 2025, Honduras recorded the murder of at least 28 transport workers nationwide. The victims were primarily drivers of buses, minibuses, and taxis operating on urban and interurban routes.
Transport leaders attribute this wave of crimes to criminal structures dedicated to extortion, which force drivers to pay “war taxes” under threats.
When victims refuse to comply with these demands, the risks of attacks, disappearances, or murders increase.
