Honduran capital has been dubbed ` ` the drug capital of the world '' Fueled by the drug war , rival gangs duel in San Pedro Sula for recruits , territory and cash . From January to June of this year , the city had 538 homicides . From January to June of this year , the city experienced 538 homicides . Even the city 's director of forensic medicine was assigned two full - time bodyguards .
Honduran capital has been dubbed ` ` the drug capital of the world '' Fueled by the drug war , rival gangs duel in San Pedro Sula for recruits , territory and cash . From January to June of this year , the city had 538 homicides . Even the city 's director of forensic medicine was assigned two full - time bodyguards .