He is not the first Latin American head of state to be accused of drug-trafficking. The case merely highlights the continuing penetration of drug money in the region
Mr Hernández’s rise followed the ousting in 2009 of Manuel Zelaya, a Liberal-turned-populist who allied with Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and sought to change the constitution in order to run for a second consecutive term. Mr Hernández, a conservative, at first presented himself as a reformer. He promised to crack down on drug-trafficking and purged the police. He allowed the Organisation of American States to set up a unit to investigate corruption.
American prosecutors had another view. They secured the arrest and in 2021 the conviction for drug-trafficking of Tony Hernández, the president’s brother. Witnesses told of bribes from drug lords, paid to the National Party to persuade the government to look the other way. The president said he wanted to “stuff drugs up the gringos’ noses”, a witness statement claims. He shut down theunit because it did its job too well.
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