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6 Honduran Police Indicted in U.S. on Drug Trafficking Charges

HeadlineJun 30, 2016

In news on Honduras, six National Police officers have been indicted in U.S. federal court on charges of conspiring to traffic cocaine into the U.S. The conspiracy allegedly involved the son of ex-Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, who took power after the U.S.-backed coup in 2009. The indictments come amid mounting scrutiny of the Honduran security forces, following allegations by a former Honduran soldier that murdered environmentalist Berta Cáceres appeared on a hit list distributed to U.S.-trained special forces before her assassination. Georgia Representative Hank Johnson has introduced a new bill to stop all U.S. military funding to Honduras.

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