DEA Investigating Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández For Cocaine Smuggling And Money Laundering

US federal prosecutors file court document naming President of Honduras @JuanOrlandoH as target of investigation by @DEAHQ for "large-scale drug-trafficking and money laundering activities." pic.twitter.com/wp62DMPrB2

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Washington Examiner: US investigating Honduran president for cocaine smuggling and money laundering

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is one of the main targets of a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into "large-scale drug-trafficking and money laundering activities" related to the "importation of cocaine into the United States," according to a court filing.

The document, filed Thursday, states the DEA has been investigating Hernández and eight others since 2013. Hernández became president in January 2014.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Update #1: DEA Investigated Honduras President for Cocaine Trafficking (Bloomberg)
Update #2: Honduras President, Others Targets of DEA Investigation -- US News and World Report/AP

WNU Editor: The brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was arrested last year in the U.S. on drug and weapon smuggling .... Brother of Honduran president detained in Miami, accused of ‘conspiring to import cocaine’ (Miami Herald). It looks like he gave some information that implicates his brother.