Brother of Honduras president found guilty in vast drug conspiracy case
by AP in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#4STDB)
Prosecutors said the president, Juan Orlando Hernindez, enabled his brother's trafficking
The Honduran politician Juan Antonio "Tony" Hernindez has been found guilty in a vast drug conspiracy case in New York City after prosecutors said he relied on "state-sponsored drug trafficking" enabled by his brother - the country's president.
"Tony" Hernindez was impassive as the verdict was announced by a jury that deliberated over parts of two days. He was convicted of drug conspiracy, weapons charges and lying to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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