Ex-Honduras president's son and police allegedly conspired to bring drugs to US
Ex-Honduras president's son and police allegedly conspired to bring drugs to US
US prosecutors say officers ensured the safe passage of cocaine by capitalizing on bribes along with leaked information about investigations and checkpoints
Associated Press in New York
Wednesday 29 June 2016 17.45 EDT
Six Honduran national police officers have bene charged with conspiring with the son of a former Honduran president to import drugs into the United States.
US attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan announced the charges, saying the officers were accused of participating “in a massive drug trafficking conspiracy” that flooded US cities with cocaine. None of the officers are in custody.
Bharara said the officers agreed from 2004 to 2014 to ensure the safe passage of tons of cocaine through the jungles of Honduras to the US by capitalizing on bribes to public officials along with leaked information about investigations and law enforcement checkpoints.
Prosecutors said the defendants were members of the Policia National de Honduras when they supported Lobo’s drug activities. They said Lobo in June 2014 introduced two individuals he understood to be Mexican drug traffickers to the six defendants as he tried to provide security and logistical support for a purported multi-ton shipment of cocaine that he thought would bring him more than $1m in profits.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/29/honduras-police-charged-importing-drugs-porfirio-lobo-sosa-son
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Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:56pm EDT
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Six Honduran police officers indicted on U.S. drug charges
NEW YORK | By Nate Raymond
Six members of the Honduran National Police were indicted on Wednesday on U.S. charges they participated in drug trafficking activities and conspired with a son of former Honduras President Porfirio Lobo to import cocaine into the United States.
The indictment, filed in federal court in Manhattan, said the officers agreed to take bribes to help two informants posing as drug traffickers transport a multi-ton load of cocaine through Honduras so it could be sent to the United States.
The two informants, who worked on behalf of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, were introduced in 2014 to the six officers by Fabio Lobo, a son of the former Honduran president, the indictment said.
Lobo, who prosecutors said agreed to provide the informants with security and logistical support in the purported drug deal, was arrested in 2015 in Haiti and pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States.
More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-honduras-drugs-idUSKCN0ZF2HV?rpc=401
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Fabio Lobo, son of recent Honduran President Porfirio Lobo.
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