NEW YORK, UNITED STATES.- This Monday, a jury in New York, United States, unanimously declared that the Honduran Geovanny Fonts Ramirez he is guilty of three drug-related offenses against the American country.
The 12 members of the jury deliberated for two days to make the determination that opens the possibility of the Honduran being sentenced to between 40 years in prison to life imprisonment.
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Following the resolution, Fonts Ramírez raised his hand and asked through the interpreter that he be allowed to visit his family in prison, citing humanitarian reasons, according to the American journalist. Emily Palmer, Which has covered the case from the beginning.
Now, what was categorized by the prosecutor as a “prolific” and “murderous” drug trafficker will have to wait until June 22 this year to find out what his sentence will be, in a session set for 3 p.m. the afternoon.
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A scary leader
Geovanny Fonts Ramirez was captured on March 1, 2020 at Miami International Airport, Florida, United States. The US authorities linked him as a partner of Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandez, Former deputy and brother of the president, who also remains awaiting sentencing in the same country.
The Honduran was accused of importing cocaine and weapons-related crimes involving the use and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
According to reports from the Manhattan Prosecutor’s Office, in addition to founding his own drug lab, he was a partner in “The Cachiros” and allied with politicians and high-ranking police commanders, whom he bribed to traffic drugs by sea and air.
During his trial, several Honduran authorities such as the president were sprayed Juan Orlando Hernández, Ricardo Álvarez, the deputy Óscar Nájera and former presidents Porfirio Lobo and Manuel Zelaya.
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