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 . First group of Hondurans deported from new U.S. facility . The violence is so bad that some residents have taken to wearing masks when they leave their homes at night or go out on errands because it makes them feel safer. Even the city 's director of forensic medicine was given 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 . The violence is so bad that some residents have taken to wearing masks when they leave their homes at night or go out on errands because it makes them feel safer. Even the city 's director of forensic medicine was given two full-time bodyguards .