Former Honduran President Convicted in US Drug Trafficking Case Involving Cocaine Importation

Former President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, has been convicted in a Manhattan federal court of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and related firearms offenses. Hernandez, who served as president from 2014 to 2022, was found guilty of facilitating the importation of tons of cocaine into the U.S. in exchange for millions of dollars in drug money from major trafficking organizations. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 26, 2024, and faces a potential life sentence. The conviction is part of a broader effort by the U.S. Justice Department to disrupt drug trafficking networks, and several of Hernandez's co-conspirators have already been convicted and sentenced in connection with this investigation.