US jails ex-Honduras president for 45 years on drugs charges

Anti-Hernandez protesters gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse ahead of sentencing brandishing placards decrying the former head of state's crimes.

A court in New York on June 26, 2024, sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States. (Photo by Orlando SIERRA / AFP)