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Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was accused on Tuesday of assisting a drug trafficker smuggle tons of cocaine into the US. Assistant US Attorney Jacob Gutwillig made the claim during his opening statement at the trial of accused drug trafficker Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez.
CORRUPTION-HONDURAS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Jury selected in U.S. drug trial involving Honduran president
A jury was selected on Monday in a criminal case against a Honduran man who prosecutors say smuggled drugs into the United States with the help of President Juan Orlando Hernandez and other high-ranking officials. Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez, 50, was arrested trying to leave Miami in 2020 and has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States and related weapons charges. According to the indictment in the case, Hernandez, who has been president since 2014, used Honduran law enforcement and military officials to protect drug traffickers, including Fuentes R...
US prosecutors say Juan Orlando Hernandez accepted bribes from drug cartels, the president has denied the allegations
Facing US investigation, Honduras president denies drug ties By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANFebruary 9, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2020, file photo, Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez arrives for the swearing-in ceremony for Guatemala's new President Alejandro Giammattei at the National Theater in Guatemala City. Orlando Hernandez denied once again Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, accusations from United States prosecutors that he protected drug traffickers in exchange for bribes. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File) FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2020, file photo, Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez a...