Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and given an $8 million fine by a US judge for drug trafficking offenses. Hernandez, who served as president of Honduras from 2014 until 2022, has been found guilty of conspiring with drug cartels during his tenure, facilitating the movement of over 400 tons of cocaine through Honduras towards the United States.
Despite denying the charges against him, Hernandez was convicted on three drug trafficking charges by a jury in New York after a two-week trial in Manhattan federal court. The US Department of Justice filed three drug-trafficking and firearms related charges against him in 2022, leading to his extradition from Honduras.
