El Chapo gave a briefcase with $1 million to the campaign of the ex-Honduras president now accused of US drug trafficking: witness

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Photo Collage featuring Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a technician cutting open a package of cocaine, hooded soldier from the Honduran Army, and Honduran currency 100 million on blue background.
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández.

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Ex-Honduras president worked hand in hand with violent traffickers to transport 'massive amounts of cocaine' into the US: prosecutor

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A courtroom sketch of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez at his trial on drug trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court on February 20, 2024.
A courtroom sketch of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez at his trial on drug trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court on February 20, 2024.

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Ex-Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, former US ally, to stand trial in NY for alleged cocaine smuggling empire

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Photo Collage featuring Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a technician cutting open a package of cocaine, hooded soldier from the Honduran Army, and Honduran currency 100 million on blue background.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández will stand trial on drug trafficking and weapons charges.

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Cocaine production is taking root in a new region

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Honduras cocaine drug bust
A Honduran police officer stands on confiscated packages of cocaine on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa in July 2012.

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