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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Gustavo Palencia

Honduran ex-president willing to surrender after police surround home

Honduran police officers surround the house of ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez after the U.S. requested his arrest and extradition, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said Tuesday he is ready to collaborate with national police, hours after authorities surrounded his house amid U.S. government requests that he be arrested and extradited to Washington.

Speculation had been swirling for months that the United States was planning to request Hernandez's extradition when he left office amid accusations that he colluded with drug traffickers. Leftist leader Xiomara Castro replaced him as president last month.

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