Tegucigalpa, Honduras.(…)
The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) confirmed on Thursday that it had received an extradition request from the Justice of the United States(…) against a Honduran linked to drug trafficking.
The information was made official by Melvin Duarte, Spokesperson for They canl, through official means. Duarte detailed that they received like institution the request through the American embassy and canalized by Chancellery of Honduras.
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At times, the Honduran who asks United States is not identified, for administrative and procedural reasons, detail Honduran authorities. Although it has been confirmed that he is linked to drug trafficking, a scourge that has shaken Honduran security in recent years.
“A plenary session of magistrates will be convened in the coming days Supreme Court of Justice so that, among other points, this case is known and a magistrate is appointed who would carry out the corresponding extradition process “, he explains Duarte.
Honduras, Through judges of the Supreme Court of Justice, will decide whether the request for extradition of the Government of the United States proceed against the accused. If so, it would join Hondurans who are imprisoned in the United States for crimes related to large-scale drug trafficking, which rises to 40.
The last Honduran convicted of drug trafficking in the United States is Juan Antonio Hernández, a former congressman for Lempira and brother of the current Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernández. He will serve a life sentence in a New York prison, then be sentenced to life imprisonment for another 30 years.
Geovanny Fonts, another Honduran accused of drug trafficking, was found guilty by the Southern District Court of New York, although he is still awaiting conviction.