Former Honduran president sentenced for helping traffickers get cocaine into US

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was defiant as he received a 45-year prison sentence in New York for conspiring with drug traffickers over more than a decade, ensuring over 400 tons of cocaine reached the United States.

Judge P. Kevin Castel also fined him $8 million, warning that the sentence should serve as a message to those who abuse power and believe they are above the law.

Hernández, convicted by a Manhattan federal jury in March after a closely watched trial in Honduras, maintained his innocence during sentencing, claiming unjust accusations.

Despite his assertions, Judge Castel criticized Hernández’s portrayal of himself as an anti-drug crusader, citing trial evidence that proved otherwise, ABC News has reported.

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