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    U.S. court convicts ex-president of Honduras of aiding drug traffickers

    by International Desk Mar 08, 2024 2 minutes
    Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández is escorted by Honduran police to be extradited to the United States to face charges related to drug traffickers, on April 21, 2022, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
    Updated March 8, 2024 at 4:29 PM ET

    Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been found guilty on charges relating to drug trafficking and weapons possession, in a trial by jury in New York.

    A New York Federal District Court the 55-year-old ex-president Friday of three counts including conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and to use machine guns and "destructive devices."

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