Juan Orlando Hernandez

"The [prisons bureau] administration rolled out the red carpet for him," said a retired prison workerpeaking to the media on behalf of staff. "The staff are disgusted."

The Honduran government is going against President Donald Trump, issuing an international arrest warrant against former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who he pardoned last week for drug-trafficking charges.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez sent a letter to Donald Trump calling him "your excellency" to praise him before securing a pardon, according to a new report.

Donald Trump defended pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced to 45 years in prison for drug trafficking last year in the U.S.

Hernandez, 55, spent years in positions of power cozying up to kingpins from some of Latin America's most notorious cartels, which placed proxies in state institutions while he pocketed millions of dollars in drug money.

He has been found guilty on three drug and gun trafficking charges

Juan Orlando Hernández served as president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022. He was extradited to the U.S. on April 2022

The lawyer, whose husband Juan Orlando Hernandez served as president from 2014-2022, added that from Wednesday she will begin a "crusade for justice" in his defense.

Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares was charged with criminal drug trafficking and extradited to the United States on Wednesday.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez's attorney said that he wants El Chapo and Donald Trump as defense witnesses in his drug trafficking case.

Juan Orlando Hernandez is scheduled to be extradited to the United States next week to face drug trafficking and weapons charges.

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez's financial holdings and other assets were seized by Honduran authorities on Friday.

Juan Orlando Hernandez appeared in his first extradition hearing in Tegucigalpa, Honduras as US is working to bring him to the country to face drug-trafficking charges.

Honduras gradually began re-opening its economy on June 15, after extending its curfew by one week on June 8 so as to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Honduran president released a statement mentioning that the drug trafficking accusations against the president are 100% false.

US prosecutors accused Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez of receiving drug money.

Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez has just revealed some shocking news. He claims that drug cartels were concocting a plan to assassinate him and a fellow politician.

Juan Orlando Hernández has been sworn in as President of Honduras at a ceremony in the National Stadium Tiburcio Andino in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.