Former Honduras president freed after Trump pardon

Juan Orlando Hernandez (AP)

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump, his wife has announced.

The US Bureau of Prisons inmate website showed that Mr Hernandez was released from US Penitentiary, Hazelton in West Virginia on Monday and a spokesperson for the bureau on Tuesday confirmed his release.