DAY ELEVEN: Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez Declared Guilty in New York Courtroom

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What Happened Today:

  • The jury declared Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez GUILTY on three counts (paraphrasing these below):

    • 1. Conspiracy to import, manufacture, and distribute narcotics into the US,

    • 2. Using and carrying machine guns,

    • 3. Conspiracy to possess or carry weapons for drug trafficking purposes.

Key Details That Surfaced:

  • The US Justice Department published a communique following the guilty verdict. Read the public statement here. It mentions the involvement in President Juan Orlando Hernandez several times as well as the Attorney General Oscar Chinchilla.

Photo: Pro-Honduras Network

Photo: Pro-Honduras Network