US EditionFormer Honduras national police chief gets 19 years in U.S. prison for cocaine distribution
- The Former Chief of the Honduran National Police was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy.
- Prosecutors claimed he used violence and accepted bribes to protect cocaine shipments, rising to power through crime.
- U.S. Attorney Damian Williams stated Valladares “committed the very crimes he was sworn to prevent.
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Ex-Honduras national police chief gets 19 years in US prison in cocaine trafficking
NEW YORK — The former chief of the Honduran National Police was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to protect shipments of cocaine destined for the United States. Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, 64, better known as "El Tigre" or "The Tiger," was a member of the Honduran National Police for decades before becoming its leader for a year in 2012. He rose to power by enabling cocaine trafficking on a mas…
Former head of Honduras police sentenced to 19 years in prison for drug trafficking
El exjefe de la policía hondureña Juan Carlos «Tigre» Bonilla fue condenado este jueves a 19 años de cárcel por narcotráfico en un tribunal de Nueva York, tras declararse culpable de tráfico de drogas y evitar así sentarse en el mismo juicio que el expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández. El acusado, de 65 años, fue sentenciado a cumplir «228 meses de prisión y cinco años de libertad condicional», anunció el juez instructor Kevin Castel, quien le in…
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Former Honduras national police chief gets 19 years in US prison for cocaine distribution
The former chief of the Honduran National Police has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a cocaine conspiracy. Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, also known
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