Marlon GonzAlez, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center in chains, is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Police arrested Hernandez at his home, following a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)

Judge says Honduras’ ex-president can be extradited to US

by Marlon GonzAlez Associated PressMarch 17, 2022

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Former President Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges, a Honduran judge ruled Wednesday.The country’s Supreme Court of Justice said late Wednesday via…