Miss Honduras and her sister, found murdered after missing six days

World Miss Honduras 2014, María José Alvarado, aged 19, and her sister Sofia Trinidad, missing since last November 13, have been found dead on Wednesday by the authorities in the municipality of Arada, in the department of Santa Barbara, as has been confirmed by the holder of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Leandro Osorio. Both bodies were buried in a barn next to the spa where they were last seen.

Osorio has announced that, for the time being, the main suspect for the murder of the sisters is the boyfriend of Sofia Trinidad, Plutarch Antonio Ruiz, 28 years old, who was arrested on Tuesday, along with his friend Aris Valentin Maldonado. The sisters left home on the thursday night with destination to the birthday party of Ruiz and was the mother of two, Teresa Munoz, who called on the authorities to look into it, to be one of the last people who had been with them.

The two arrests were made during a raid in the municipality of San Vicente, western department of Santa Barbara, as reported by the departmental head of the Town police officer José Torres, who added that the detainees were seized two firearms and an equal number of vehicles. For its part, before the murder, the holder of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (DNIC), Leandro Osorio, said that the investigation ruled out as a motive for the kidnapping "because no one has asked for money".

The driver of Honduran tv El Salvador Nasralla, who was the one who encouraged the gala of Miss Honduras in which Maria Jose was crowned in April, reported on Monday that the journey of the candidate was scheduled for this Wednesday, but the local organizers must report on their situation to the production in London.

Honduras has the highest rate of homicides in the world with 90.4 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, almost double that countries that also suffer from high rates of crime such as Venezuela and El Salvador. The drug cartels of Mexico have expanded into Honduras in recent years, making it a major route for cocaine trafficking from South America to the United States and generating an increase in violence.