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Tegucigalpa (AFP) - Three Americans and a Honduran were ordered detained on Thursday in a sex trafficking case that shocked the country, following the disappearance of a university student in 2022 while jet-skiing in a popular tourist area. "The judge has issued a formal indictment and the precautionary measure of preventive detention for (US citizens) Harold Joseph Green and William James Murdock," spokeswoman Barbara Castillo of the court in Tegucigalpa told reporters. The hearing also ordered the prosecution and preventive imprisonment of Gary Lee Johnston and Ramon Trejo for "association ...
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New York (AFP) - A jury in New York on Friday found former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez guilty of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States, enriching himself while protecting and abetting some of the region's most infamous drug cartels. A 12-member jury in federal district court returned its unanimous verdict midway through its second day of deliberations. The 55-year-old Hernandez, who appeared to pray while awaiting the verdict, shook his head in disbelief as the jury foreman delivered guilty findings for each of three counts: conspiracy to import cocaine, ...
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El crucero más grande del mundo, 'Icono de los mares' de la compañía Royal Caribbean, ha rescatado a 14 personas que se encontraban a la deriva en el océano. Los pasajeros capturaron un vídeo de la tripulación usando una pequeña embarcación para transportar al grupo al crucero el domingo.El barco, que tuvo que dar media vuelta para rescatarlos, había salido de Miami con dirección a Honduras, según dijeron los pasajeros. Llevaban ocho días perdidas"La tripulación del barco lanzó inmediatamente una operación de rescate, subiendo a salvo a 14 personas a bordo del crucero", dijo la compañía. "La t...
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New York (AFP) - A New York jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on charges of drug trafficking, including the transfer of hundreds of tons of cocaine through his country to the United States. The 55-year-old Hernandez was extradited to the United States in 2022, accused of aiding drug smugglers in return for millions of dollars in bribes. The jury received instructions from Judge Kevin Castel late Thursday afternoon after hearing more than two weeks of testimony. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. Herna...
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New York (AFP) - Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez went on trial in New York on Tuesday on charges of drug trafficking, including the transfer of 500 tons of cocaine through his country to the United States. The 55-year-old Hernandez was extradited to the United States in 2022, accused of aiding drug smugglers in return for millions of dollars in bribes. Flanked by his lawyers, Hernandez appeared in Manhattan's Southern District federal court during jury selection Tuesday morning. Dressed in a suit and tie, he appeared looked nervous, constantly rubbing his hands together until...
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New York (AFP) - Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez goes on trial in New York on Tuesday charged with drug trafficking, including the transfer of 500 tons of cocaine through his country to the United States. The 55-year-old Hernandez was brought to the United States in April 2022 to answer charges that he aided the smuggling of hundreds of tons of cocaine to America in return for millions of dollars in bribes from drug traffickers. He will go on trial alone in Manhattan's Southern District federal court after his two co-defendants, former Honduran police chief Juan Carlos "Tiger"...
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New York (AFP) - The trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, which was to begin Monday in New York, has been postponed until February 20, one of his lawyers said Saturday. Hernandez was extradited to the United States on drug charges in 2022, accused of facilitating the smuggling of 500 tons of cocaine in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes. His trial has been delayed because US prosecutors "confirmed they were unable to complete the redaction of classified information" that they were supposed to have already handed over to the defense, lawyer Raymond Colon told AFP. ...
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Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's president will visit diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize next week while also making stopovers in the United States, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as it aims to shore up ties in Latin America. Tsai Ing-wen will depart Taiwan on March 29 for the 10-day trip, stopping in New York and Los Angeles while en route to and from the central American countries, according to the ministry. Belize and Guatemala are two of just 14 countries that officially recognise Taiwan over China, and Tsai's trip comes after Honduras said earlier this month that it would be switc...
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Tegucigalpa (AFP) - Honduras on Tuesday extradited Herlinda Bobadilla, a 61-year-old alleged gang leader arrested in a shootout that killed one of her sons, to the United States on drug charges. A US indictment alleges Bobadilla, also known as Chinda, and two of her sons led the "Los Montes" drug cartel -- one of the largest in Honduras. Los Montes is "responsible for the distribution of multi-ton quantities of cocaine into the United States valued at millions of US dollars," the indictment said. The clan matriarch was captured with three other people in the mountainous department of Colon in ...
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New York (AFP) - Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking in a US federal court in New York on Tuesday as his country's onetime police chief was extradited to America for allegedly assisting him. The 53-year-old Hernandez was brought to the United States last month to answer charges that he aided the smuggling of hundreds of tons of cocaine to America in return for millions of dollars in bribes from drug traffickers. Hernandez, whose 2014 to 2022 stint as president was plagued by allegations of corruption, is expected to go on trial early next yea...
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