The former president was sentenced to 45 years for drug trafficking
Justice & Anti-CorruptionNorth America
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- The sentence was handed down in March 2024, and the conviction also included weapons charges (possessing machine guns) in addition to drug trafficking. The drug trafficking conviction specifically involved conspiring to import cocaine into the United States.
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- PrimaryU.S. Department of JusticeJuan Orlando Hernández sentenced to 45 years in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and related firearms offenses
- SecondaryBBC NewsHernández was found guilty in March 2024 of conspiring to import cocaine to the US, and of possessing machine guns. He was sentenced to 45 years.
- SecondaryReutersJuan Orlando Hernandez is serving a 45-year prison sentence in the U.S. after his conviction on drug trafficking and firearms charges.