An American jury convicted former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández on charges relating to cocaine and weapons trafficking Friday, according to a press release by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Hernández and his co-conspirators funneled over 400 tons of cocaine to the United States from just his time in office alone in exchange for millions in drug money from cartels, the DOJ said. The illicit scheme had been in operation from 2004 to 2022.
