Ex-president of Honduras found guilty of drug crimes - BBC News

A New York jury found Juan Orlando Hernández guilty of conspiring to import cocaine to the US.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, A court sketch of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez during his US trialBy Nadine YousifBBC NewsJuan Orlando Hernández, the ex-president of Honduras, has been found guilty of drug trafficking charges in a federal US court.

Hernández was convicted on Friday of conspiring to import cocaine into the US, and possessing "destructive devices" including machine guns.

Prosecutors said the ex-president ran Honduras like a "narco-state", protecting and accepting bribes from drug traffickers.

Hernández now faces life in prison.

The 55-year-old former president had denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty in the case.

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