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.

Univision: Ex-Honduran president Hernandez arrested after U.S. requests his extradition on drug charges

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.

The New York Times: Honduran President’s Brother, Arrested in Miami, Is Charged With Drug Trafficking

Report on the arrest of the Honduran president’s brother on drug trafficking charges.

Univision: What did Nery know? A prison murder in Honduras deepens suspicions of government involvement in drug trafficking

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.

Univision: Prosecutors present 'drug ledger' with notes of drug shipments that allegedly mention the president of Honduras and his brother

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.

Univision: Honduran Supreme Court approves extradition of ex-President Hernandez on New York drug trafficking charges

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.

Univision: Honduran Supreme Court approves extradition of ex-President Hernandez on New York 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.

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