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Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez testifies during his trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges in federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City on March 6, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters
NEW YORK—Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty on March 8 of drug trafficking conspiracy by a U.S. jury, cementing the onetime U.S. ally’s fall from grace.
Jurors in federal court in Manhattan reached the verdict after about two days, following a two-week trial.