The former president of Honduras - Juan Orlando Hernandez - was<b> </b>in a US prison, charged with smuggling<b> </b>400 tonnes<b> </b>of cocaine into the United States.<br /><br /><br />But, just ahead of a very tense presidential election in Honduras, President Trump announced he was going to pardon Mr Hernandez.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the US has sezied an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, as it continues to pile pressure on its president Nicolas Maduro.<br /><br />The US government accuses Mr Maduro of trafficking drugs into the US - something which Mr Maduro denies.<br /><br />So what is his seemingly conflicting strategy for Latin America?<br /><br />Will Tullis tells Geraint Vincent what you need to know.<br />