<p>On November 30, millions of Hondurans went to the polls to vote for a new president.</p><p>But overshadowing the Honduras election has been talk of US President Donald Trump’s response to it, primarily his pledge to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who is currently serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US after being convicted on drug trafficking charges in 2024.</p><p>This week, we bring you a gripping story from our series on the rise and fall of Juan Orlando Hernández.</p><p><a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/wild-west-honduras-home-to-narcos-politicians/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Wild West of Honduras: Home to Narcos and Their Politicians</a> | Written by Héctor Silva Ávalos and read by Henry Shuldiner.</p><p>Visit <a href="https://insightcrime.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">insightcrime.org</a> for more information.</p>

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Wild West of Honduras: Home to Narcos and Their Politicians

DEC 2, 202511 MIN
Audio | InSight Crime

Wild West of Honduras: Home to Narcos and Their Politicians

DEC 2, 202511 MIN

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<p>On November 30, millions of Hondurans went to the polls to vote for a new president.</p><p>But overshadowing the Honduras election has been talk of US President Donald Trump’s response to it, primarily his pledge to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who is currently serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US after being convicted on drug trafficking charges in 2024.</p><p>This week, we bring you a gripping story from our series on the rise and fall of Juan Orlando Hernández.</p><p><a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/wild-west-honduras-home-to-narcos-politicians/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Wild West of Honduras: Home to Narcos and Their Politicians</a> | Written by Héctor Silva Ávalos and read by Henry Shuldiner.</p><p>Visit <a href="https://insightcrime.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">insightcrime.org</a> for more information.</p>