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NY sentences former Honduran commander to 19 years in prison

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NY sentences former Honduran commander to 19 years in prison

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The newspaper La Jornada
Friday, August 2, 2024, p. 25

New York., The former director of the Honduran National Police was sentenced in New York to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to participating in a conspiracy to protect cocaine shipments bound for the United States. Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, The TigerThe 64-year-old was an agent for decades before becoming director for a year in 2012. He rose to power by enabling large-scale cocaine trafficking and using violence to protect drug trafficking, prosecutors said.