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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. Hernandez was sentenced Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in New York, for his conviction on charges that he enabled drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help get tons of cocaine into the United States. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez, File)

Former Honduran president gets 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into U.S.

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. Nearly two years after his arrest and extradition to the U.S., Hernández is now set to stand trial in Manhattan federal court on drug trafficking and weapons charges, with jury selection scheduled to begin Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. He has pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez, File)

Former president of Honduras convicted in U.S. of aiding drug traffickers

Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch in Federal court, in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, seated center at the defense table, is flanked by his attorneys at the start of his trial. Nearly two years after his arrest and extradition to the U.S., Hernandez went on trial Tuesday in Manhattan federal court on drug trafficking and weapons charges. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Honduran ex-president accused of running his country as a ‘narco-state’ stands trial in NYC

By Philip Marcelo - Associated Press

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center in chains, is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Police arrested Hernandez at his home, following a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

Honduras judge says ex-president can be extradited to U.S.

By Marlon Gonzalez - Associated Press

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center in chains, is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Police arrested Hernandez at his home, following a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

A stunning fall for ex-Honduran president wanted in U.S.

By Marlon Gonzalez and Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez answers questions from the Associated Press, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, as he leaves a meeting at the Organization of American States, in Washington. The U.S. government is formally requesting on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, the arrest and extradition of ex-president Hernandez. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin,File)

U.S. asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernandez

By Marlon Gonzalez and Christopher Sherman - Associated Press