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Honduras Ex-President Convicted of Drug Trafficking

March 11, 2024
Former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty of drug trafficking after being accused of conspiring with drug cartels.
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Juan Orlando Hernández, who served as president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022, was found guilty of drug trafficking on Friday by a U.S. jury. Hernández, 55, was accused of conspiring with drug cartels, taking millions of dollars...
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Former Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernandez has been found guilty of
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drug trafficking after being extradited to the US.
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Hernandez who served two terms as president faced charges including conspiring to
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import cocaine into the US and carrying weapons to aid in drug
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shipments. Prosecutors accused him of conspiring with drug cartels too who
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moved 400 tons of cocaine into Honduras on its way to the
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US. He also received bribes including approximately $1 million from Joaquin
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El Chapo during his 2013 presidential campaign.
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The convictions carry maximum sentences of life in prison.
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You think you're gonna say no to El Chapo?
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He could have offered me $50 and I would have been like
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yes, I wouldn't say no to him.
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I I don't know if I say yes.
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Did you say yes,
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you saying yes is saying no and no is not good.
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Yeah, no, it is.
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Yeah.