Life sentence for drug trafficking in a person close to the former president of Honduras

A person who had a close relationship with his ex Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced on Tuesday (8/2) by the American justice to serve a life sentence for drug trafficking.

In addition to the sentence of life imprisonment in Giovanni Fuentes Ramiresappealed to him by his federal court Manhattan where he was tried in March 2021, he was also fined $ 152 million for smuggling tons of cocaine into USA and possession of weapons.

THE Giovanni Fuentes Ramires allegedly had a close relationship with the former President of Honduras (2014-2022), the Juan Orlando Hernandezwho resigned at the end of last month and is also accused of “corruption” by the US government, which yesterday Monday revealed that it decided in 2021 to blacklist him and impose a ban on him entering the territory of USA.

During his trial Giovanni Fuentes RamiresU.S. federal prosecutors have accused the former president of helping him smuggle cocaine to USAsomething that the Juan Orlando Hernandez has denied.

“His catastrophic course Fuentes Ramires (…), Who flooded them with cocaine USA“he has finally reached the end and will spend the rest of his life in a federal prison”, commented with satisfaction Manhattan Federal AttorneyThe Damian Williamsaccording to a press release US Department of Justice.

Last March at New York the brother of the former president, o Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandezher former MP Honduraswas also sentenced to serve a life sentence by Manhattan Federal Courtwho found him guilty of importing 185 tonnes of cocaine on USA.

Source: News Beast

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