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 .
Honduran city has been dubbed `` the murder capital of the world '' Fueled by the drug trade , 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 given two full-time bodyguards .