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Ex-Honduran President Hernández will be extradited to the U.S. on drugs charges

A plane from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is scheduled to arrive in Honduras early Thursday to take former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S. to face drug and weapons charges.
On Nov. 1, 2021, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández delivers his national statement during day two of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

ANTIGUA, Guatemala — A disgraced Honduran former president is set to be extradited to the United States to face drug and arms charges. A plane from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is scheduled to arrive

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