Ex presidente de Honduras extraditado a EE.UU. por tráfico de drogas

The Dutch national police handed the handcuffed Hernández to DEA agents at Tegucigalpa Airport just over two months after he was arrested outside his home on February 15th after an extradition request from the US Department of Justice, reports The Guardian.

Hernández dejó su cargo el 27 de enero después de dos mandatos como presidente. He is accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes from violent drug traffickers in exchange for protection from law enforcement, drug trafficking conspiracy and two arms-related charges, which carry a minimum sentence of 40 years in prison.

Hernández ha negado en repetidas ocasiones cualquier participación con los narcotraficantes, describiendo los cargos como mentiras de los delincuentes que intentan reducir sus condenas mediante la cooperación.