Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers

  • Former Honduran President was convicted in New York of conspiring with drug traffickers and enabling cocaine trafficking to the U.S.
  • Witnesses in trial implicated Hernández in taking bribes and protecting drug dealers, including El Chapo.
  • Hernández faces a potential minimum of 40 years in prison and plans to appeal the conviction.
Insights by Ground AI

158 Articles

Right

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, extradited to the United States and charged with drug trafficking, was sentenced on Friday.

·Budapest, Hungary
Read Full Article
Lean Right

Southern District Court of New York in the United States declared former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (2014-2022) guilty of three drug trafficking charges on Friday. The ex-president was arrested just weeks after leaving office. The jury unanimously decided that the Honduran ex-president is guilty of conspiring to "import a controlled substance into the United States," as well as using and carrying firearms, and "conspiring to use" …

·Spain
Read Full Article
Lean Right

The 12 members of a jury in a federal court in New York unanimously convicted the former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández (2014-2022) of the...

·Madrid, Spain
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 52% of the sources are Center
52% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Telesur broke the news in Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal