Former President of Honduras Extradited to the United States

by President Donald Trump for "stopping drugs at a level that has never happened," was extradited by Honduras to the United States on narcotics charges. In the sealed superseding indictment that was handed down hours after he left office on January 27, 2022, 4 Hernndez had been charged by a federal grand jury with three counts: conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States (count one); possession of machine guns and destructive devices during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime (count two); and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices (count three). 5 Though the allegations were for violations of federal narcotics laws, they amounted to charges of public corruption, as Hernndez was accused of accepting bribes to use his official position, including while president, to protect traffickers transshipping cocaine through Honduras to the United States in order to enrich himself and secure and maintain political power. Honduras, the indictment alleged, was a "narco-state" during the Hernndez presidency. 6 If found guilty, Hernndez could be sentenced to life in prison. Hernndez's indictment was anticipated, as he was implicated publicly as a co-conspirator (CC-4) in multiple prosecutions since 2019, including during the criminal proceedings against his brother, Juan Antonio (Tony) Hernndez, a former member of the Honduran National Congress who was convicted on federal drug charges (including the same charges that would later be brought against his brother) on October 18, 2019. 7 Tony Hernndez is 1 Parker Asmann, How "El Chapo" Allegedly Helped Put One of Trump's "Proven Partners" into Power, BUS. INSIDER (July 14, 2020), at https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-praises-honduras-hernandez-despite-drugtrafficking-allegations-2020-7. Hernndez had

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