The narcos, the bribes, and the recordings: The DEA has spent almost a decade building the case that led them to Juan Orlando Hernández, until recently the president of Honduras.

The DEA and federal prosecutors investigated the former Honduran president for several years after discovering alleged links to several traffickers. What kind of evidence convinced them to bring charges against him?

Until he left office on January 27 after two-terms as president, Juan Orlando Hernández had been protected from prosecution by a Department of Justice policy to not indict sitting heads of state. On Tuesday he was arrested and taken from his house in chains.

“According to multiple, credible media reports, Juan Orlando Hernandez has engaged in significant corruption by committing or facilitating acts of corruption and narco-trafficking, and using the proceeds of illicit activity to facilitate political campaigns,” the State Department said.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to make sexual harassment a crime under the military's code of justice, part of historic changes in stemming from the murder of Vanessa Guillen.

Rodolphe Jaar is the second suspect charged in the United States for the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021.