Prosecutors say he received millions of dollars to protect drug traffickers.
In this Nov. 1, 2021, file photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez presents his national statement during day two of COP26 at SECC, in Glasgow, United Kingdom.was convicted on drug trafficking charges Friday in a Manhattan federal court.
In exchange, prosecutors say, he protected drug traffickers, including his own brother, Tony Hernandez, who wasHernandez even presented himself as a partner of the United States on crime, drugs and immigration policies as U.S. law enforcement secretly investigated him over involvement in the drug trade.
In this Nov. 1, 2021, file photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez presents his national statement during day two of COP26 at SECC, in Glasgow, United Kingdom.Two of his co-defendants plead guilty -- a former Honduran police chief, Juan Carlos Bonilla, and Hernandez's cousin Mauricio Hernandez.
The U.S. Justice Department said he and his conspirators trafficked over 400 tons of U.S. bound cocaine through Honduras under Hernandez's tenure in government.
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