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- U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies the campaign against drug cartels.
- He calls for Venezuela’s airspace to be closed in its entirety.
- The escalation follows his controversial decision to grant a full pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
- Prosecutors say Juan Orlando Hernández accepted bribes from cartels and used state resources to protect their operations.
- Critics note contradiction between hardline stance and pending pardon.
