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Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured

Sep. 19, 2024 19:22 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An attempted prison break early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. The Latin American country has long been plagued by gang violence and overcrowded prisons. According to officials, a total of 72 prisoners took part...

Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

Jun. 26, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in prison for teaming up with some bribe-paying drug traffickers for over a decade to ensure over 400 tons of cocaine made it to the United States. Judge P....