Trump Meddles in Honduran Election & Vows to Pardon Ex-President Jailed in U.S. for Drug Trafficking

President Trump has announced plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a 45-year sentence for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States. In 2024, Hernández was convicted in New York of drug trafficking and weapons charges. “The evidence from the Southern District of New York was overwhelming,” says Dana Frank, professor of history emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a longtime observer of Honduran politics. Trump’s announcement came on Friday, and he also threatened to cut off funding if Hondurans did not elect his chosen conservative candidate as they went to the polls Sunday to pick a new president. “He’s almost threatening Honduras that if we don’t do what he is demanding … he will wreak vengeance against Honduras,” says Rodolfo Pastor, former secretary of the presidency under Xiomara Castro in Honduras.

Drug-trafficker killed in encounter

RCMP arrest suspect on the side of a Manitoba highway

The suspect was located on the side of Highway 5, attempting to change the tire of a vehicle with no licence plates. Police said he had warrants out for his arrest.

RCMP arrest suspect on the side of a Manitoba highway

The suspect was located on the side of Highway 5, attempting to change the tire of a vehicle with no licence plates. Police said he had warrants out for his arrest.

RCMP arrest suspect on the side of a Manitoba highway

The suspect was located on the side of Highway 5, attempting to change the tire of a vehicle with no licence plates. Police said he had warrants out for his arrest.

North Okanagan drug trafficker arrested after RCMP notice stolen plate

A further search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of additional drugs suspected to be methamphetamines, fentanyl, and cocaine.