The Narco President
2018 - 2024
Investigative Journalism
When questions emerged about former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández’s ties to drug traffickers, I dug deep on the story, consistently breaking new ground and getting the scoop on major developments.
Highlights
Univision: Open secret: the mountains of Honduras where drug traffickers ruled
Report from the heart of drug trafficking territory in western Honduras, where narcos dominate politics and life.
Scoop on the United States requesting the extradition of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández on drug trafficking charges.
The Guardian: Honduran president’s fall from grace poised to end in US indictment
Report from the rural hometown of former president Juan Orlando Hernández that foretold his U.S. indictment on drug trafficking charges.
Report on the arrest of the Honduran president’s brother on drug trafficking charges.
Exclusive audios and documents linked the family of former president Juan Orlando Hernández to a drug trafficker murdered in a maximum-security prison.
Univision: ¿Quién ordenó el asesinato de Nery López, socio del hermano del presidente Hondureño?
Video report on exclusive audios and documents that linked the family of former president Juan Orlando Hernández to a drug trafficker murdered inside a maximum-security prison.
Exclusive copy of drug ledgers presented as evidence at high-profile drug trafficking trial.
Univision: Honduran police chief, Gen Juan Carlos Bonilla, arrested on drug trafficking charges
Scoop on the capture of “El Tigre” Bonilla, the fugitive former national police chief wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States.
Scoop on a court ruling that paved the way for the extradition of the former Honduran president to the United States on drug trafficking charges.
Scoop on a court filing that named the former Honduran president as a co-conspirator in his brother’s drug trafficking case in the United States.