On the Radar: US Targets and Negotiates with Traffickers
This week, we analyze the US’s anti-drug strategy in South America, a Sinaloa Cartel boss’s guilty plea, and the pardoning…
President Donald Trump Pardons Convicted Narco-Trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández
President Donald Trump has announced a pardon for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a convicted narco-trafficker serving a 45-year…
Honduras Misses Reform Opportunities Amid Drug Scandal Turmoil
Two weeks after InSight Crime released a video that showed the Honduran president’s brother-in-law negotiating with drug traffickers, the government…
Juan Orlando Hernández Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
A US court has sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández to 45 years in prison, marking the end of…
The Fallout After Honduras’ Narco-State Trial
Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty of drug trafficking in New York on March 8. The conviction concluded…
Juan Orlando Hernández Declared Guilty on Drug Trafficking Charges
Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges by a jury in New York.…
Honduras ‘Narco-State’ on Trial in US
The first week of the trial of Honduras’ ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was marked by dramatic testimony that detailed how…
Murder, Corruption, and Drugs: The Ledgers That Could Sink Honduras’ Ex-President
Seated at a plastic table inside a women’s prison on the outskirts of Honduras’ capital Tegucigalpa, Erika Bandy’s lips trembled…
US Trial of Honduras Ex-President Spotlights Thorny Security Ties
As the United States gears up for the drug trafficking trial of Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, prosecutors face the…
Juan Orlando Hernández
Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, Honduras’ former president, is facing trial on US drug charges after years of allegations that he…