The former president of Honduras - Juan Orlando Hernandez - was in a US prison, charged with smuggling 400 tonnes of cocaine into the United States.


But, just ahead of a very tense presidential election in Honduras, President Trump announced he was going to pardon Mr Hernandez.

Meanwhile, the US has sezied an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, as it continues to pile pressure on its president Nicolas Maduro.

The US government accuses Mr Maduro of trafficking drugs into the US - something which Mr Maduro denies.

So what is his seemingly conflicting strategy for Latin America?

Will Tullis tells Geraint Vincent what you need to know.