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Honduran drug trafficker linked to ex-president to appeal U.S. conviction

FILE PHOTO: Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez listens to a police officer after being detained by members of the Honduras National Police, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras February 15, 2022. Honduras National Police/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES REFILE/File Photo

A Honduran man linked by U.S. prosecutors to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and other top officials plans to appeal his 2021 conviction on drug trafficking and related weapons charges, a court filing showed on Thursday.

Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez, who was found guilty of smuggling drugs to the United States with Hernandez's help, also plans to appeal a sentence to life in prison plus 30 years handed down by U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel last week, according to a notice of appeal his lawyer filed in Manhattan federal court.

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