During a conspiracy trial in Manhattan, witnesses testified that Hernandez's political success was fueled by drug proceeds from traffickers, including cocaine traffickers treated as business partners.
In return, prosecutors added, Mr. Hernandez allowed vast amounts of cocaine to pass through Honduras on its way to the United States. He boasted that he would stuff the drugs right up the noses of the gringos, according to U.S. prosecutors.
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