Hernandez Takes Honduras Presidency Vowing Drug War Fight

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez took office promising to work with a fragmented Congress and stem the highest homicide rate in the world.

Hernandez will oversee an $18.4 billion economy that has struggled under violence fueled by drug gangs with ties to Mexican cartels and an agricultural virus that cut coffee output in Central America’s biggest producer. In his inaugural speech, he said he’ll work with regional leaders to better coordinate efforts to counter drug trafficking.