By: Insight Crime March 26, 2024 Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty of drug trafficking in New York on March 8. The conviction concluded two decades of criminal…
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Juan Orlando Hernández Declared Guilty on Drug Trafficking Charges
By: Insight Crime March 15, 2024 Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges by a jury in New York. He was found guilty…
Drug trafficking trial for former Honduran President began!
By: Staff Writer March 8, 2024 FORMER Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is currently on trial in New York on drug trafficking charges and faces life in prison, he alleges…
Honduras ‘Narco-State’ on Trial in US
By: Insight Crime March 5, 2024 The first week of the trial of Honduras’ ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was marked by dramatic testimony that detailed how drug money corrupted every…
Former Honduran president faces US court for drug trafficking.
By: Staff Writer February 23, 2024 Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez’s trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges began Tuesday with the former Donald Trump anti-drug ally on the other…
Honduras’ Stalled AG Election Shows Political Obstacles to Fighting Crime
By: Insight Crime September 19, 2023 Lawmakers in Honduras are deadlocked over the selection of a new attorney general, underscoring the political obstacles to constructing an effective approach to fighting…
OAS and Honduras signed an agreement to launch a project to support more than 100 internally displaced persons in the country
September 12, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Office of Human Rights of Honduras signed an agreement that establishes the starting point of…
Honduran Mayor arrested- 90 tonnes of coke to US in under a decade!
By: Staff Writer August 29, 2023 A mayor in Honduras was arrested on drug trafficking charges for having sent 90 tonnes of cocaine to the US by boat and by…
IMF and Honduras Reach Staff-Level Agreement on a Three-Year Extended Credit/Fund Facility Arrangement
August 15, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Ricardo Llaudes, Mission Chief for Honduras, visited Tegucigalpa during June 5–16, 2023, [1] and held virtual discussions in the recent…
The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
By: Insight Crime August 1, 2023 Entering Barrio 18, the powerful Central American street gang, can seem like a violent rebirth. Members get a new family, a community, and a…
China expands “Belt and Road” initiative to Honduras
By: Staff Writer July 11, 2023 The Honduran government is firming up a $20bn rail line project with The People’s Republic of China and are actively seeking investors to help…
Gang slaughters 46 women in “monstrous” Honduras prison riot!
By: Staff Writer June 23, 2023 The Barrio 18 gang kills 46 women inmates in a Honduras prison in the worst prison riot in recent memory with President Castro calling…