Tag: Drug trafficking
Accountant testifies he saw Honduras president take bribes
NEW YORK — A Honduran accountant testified Tuesday that he fled Honduras because he felt his life was in danger after witnessing two meetings...
Hondurans to vote in primaries amid corruption allegations
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández’s name keeps popping up in the New York trial of an alleged drug trafficker. And one...
Spain: Police bust major drug distribution network in Madrid
MADRID — Police in Spain have arrested 12 people and seized about six tons of cocaine in an operation that dismantled what investigators describe...
Drug trafficker says he bribed Honduras president
NEW YORK — A convicted Honduran drug trafficker and former leader of a cartel testified in United States federal court Thursday that he paid...
Florida sues to stop Biden’s immigration directives
MIAMI — The state of Florida is suing President Joe Biden’s administration over new directives that have halted detentions of some immigrants who have...
North Macedonia police make big marijuana seizure, arrest 3
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Police in North Macedonia said Sunday they have cracked down on an international drug smugglers’ ring in two separate operations...
Honduras leader warns drug cooperation with US endangered
TEGUCIGALPÁ, Honduras — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández says that antinarcotics cooperation with the United States could “collapse” if U.S. authorities believe “false testimony”...
Jordan says troops kill 2 drug smugglers near Syria border
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian troops clashed with drug smugglers on the border with Syria on Friday, killing two people and seizing a shipment of...
Facing US investigation, Honduras president denies drug ties
MEXICO CITY — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández denied once again Monday accusations from United States prosecutors that he protected drug traffickers in exchange...