![A man demonstrates in front of a federal court on the first day of the trial for Juan Orlando Hernández, on Tuesday in New York.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/T6F6LVODNMSAMMJDEAN42ZOCGQ.jpg?auth=7007fbce6cf3895d7a36f582d3a679800058a41019d5915f5251135baa269545&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
New York prosecutor accuses former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández of ‘protecting’ drug traffickers
US authorities claim that the ex-leader worked ‘hand in hand’ with violent criminal organizations, such as the Sinaloa Cartel, to send cocaine into the United States