Honduras’ former president worked for the cartels

Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former President of Honduras and once a close US ally, is now accused by US federal prosecutors of being an accessory to weapons and drug smuggling. His brother, Tony, is serving a life sentence in US federal prison. Politicians, police, and soldiers work as contractors for drug cartels; which have evolved into de facto corporations. Renowned Honduran political analyst and constitutional lawyer Raúl Pineda discusses the institutionalization of the cartels under the watch of a former president who was once Washington’s darling. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at Support our original journalism at Patreon: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Minds: Mastodon: @thegrayzone #TheGrayzone