US Motions Expand Drug Claims Against Honduras President

Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez arrives for the swearing-in ceremony for Guatemala's new President Alejandro Giammattei at the National Theater in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Jan. 14, 2020. Moises Castillo/AP Photo

NEW YORK—U.S. federal prosecutors have filed motions saying that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country’s armed forces protect a cocaine laboratory and shipments to the United States.