Drug lord

President of Honduras: "A person in collusion with drug trafficking would not have approved the extradition of alleged drug dealers or the purging of the National Police Force"

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

The president remarked that the drug lords found the magic key to go unpunished by surrendering, negotiating and accusing the Honduras officials that captured, extradited and put them behind bars."

Key Points: 
  • The president remarked that the drug lords found the magic key to go unpunished by surrendering, negotiating and accusing the Honduras officials that captured, extradited and put them behind bars."
  • Since Juan Orlando Hernndez presided over the National Congress, the foundations to fight against drug trafficking began to be laid.
  • Hernndez affirmed that the situation in 2010, when he assumed the presidency of the National Congress, was difficult.
  • However, the legislature passed a series of eight security laws that were hated and feared by drug traffickers.