Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:42am on 09 Mar 2024,Saturday International
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted in a New York federal court for conspiring with drug traffickers, using his position to enable tons of cocaine into the US. The jury's verdict followed a two-week trial, with Hernández, 55, denying bribery allegations but admitting widespread drug money in Honduran politics. US prosecutors accused him of involvement since 2004, citing millions in bribes. Hernández, who served two terms, was arrested in 2022 and extradited in 2022. Witnesses, including traffickers, implicated him in protecting powerful cocaine dealers. Hernández's brother is already serving a life sentence for drug charges.
