Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for drug trafficking is released from U.S. prison
Juan Orlando Hernandez was released from a federal prison in West Virginia on Monday and was "once again a free man," his wife, Ana García, announcedA former Honduran president convicted of helping to smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the United States has left prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons confirmed his release in a statement to the Associated Press.
Juan Orlando Hernandez was released from a federal prison in West Virginia on Monday and was "once again a free man," his wife, Ana García, announced on social media. García thanked Mr. Trump for pardoning HerNnández via the social platform X early Tuesday.
"After almost four years of pain, of waiting and difficult challenges, my husband Juan Orlando Hernández RETURNED to being a free man, thanks to the presidential pardon granted by President Donald Trump," García's post said.
Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for drug trafficking is released from U.S. prison
President Trump's controversial pardon came as he is simultaneously ordering the bombing of boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying drugs.
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