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Why is the US extraditing the former president of Honduras?

Juan Orlando Hernandez is accused in a drug and weapons trafficking scandal that may lead to his extradition to the US.

ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is seen handcuffed at the headquarters of the Honduras Police. — Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is seen handcuffed at the headquarters of the Honduran police, after receiving an extradition order from the United States in Tegucigalpa [AFP]

Less than three weeks after he finished his presidency, Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested. United States prosecutors accused the former Honduran president of being involved in a drug trafficking ring with his younger brother Tony. So how did Hernandez and his family become entangled in a cocaine and weapons trafficking scandal that may lead to his extradition to the US?

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Manuel Rapalo, Al Jazeera correspondent in Mexico (@Manuel_Rapalo)

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Source: Al Jazeera