Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been found guilty on charges relating to drug trafficking and weapons possession, in a trial by jury in New York.
Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández is escorted by Honduran police to be extradited to the United States to face charges related to drug traffickers, on April 21, 2022, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been found guilty on charges relating to drug trafficking and weapons possession, in a trial by jury in New York.
When he eventually took the stand at his trial, he admitted that drug cartels bribed nearly all politicians in Honduras. But he said he never took a bribe. He argued that drug dealers were trying to sink him by lying at the trial. He pointed to his ties to American officials, including presidents, as proof he was helping the U.S. with its war on drugs.Prosecutors presented convicted drug dealers as witnesses. And they testified that they paid millions of dollars destined for Hernández and his two campaigns for president in 2013 and 2017. In exchange, they testified, the former president protected some of the world's biggest drug dealers.
DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said the former Honduran leader and the leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel worked"hand-in-hand to send deadly drugs into American communities." The verdict was announced during the second day of deliberations, after a two-week trial that has been followed closely in his home country.SDSU Mission Valley river park is officially open
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickersThe former president of Honduras was arrested at his home in the Honduran capital, three months after leaving office in 2022 and was extradited to the U.S. in April of that year.
Weiterlesen »
Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickersJuan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, has been convicted of charges alleging he used the nation's military and police to traffic cocaine to the US.
Weiterlesen »
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez found guilty in US drug trafficking caseProsecutors say he received millions of dollars to protect drug traffickers.
Weiterlesen »
Donald Trump Wins South Carolina PrimaryFormer President Donald Trump defeated former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, according to Associated Press projections.
Weiterlesen »
Former Honduran president found guilty in drug trafficking trialFormer President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty Friday of drug trafficking by an American jury after a two-week trial in Manhattan federal court.
Weiterlesen »
Former Honduran president convicted in aiding drug traffickers moving product to USHernandez was convicted of conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. and two weapons counts.
Weiterlesen »