Hernández Returns Home, Never Charged Over Alleged Narco Ties

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 30, 2026 · Originally reported June 30, 2026 by Criterio.hn

Former President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned after a US conviction, will return to Honduras on July 31, but the Prosecutor's Office — which in 2022 cited alleged financial and corporate links to drug traffickers when it seized his assets — never turned that claim into criminal charges.

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Also reported by: Once Noticias, HCH, Radio América

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