Tuesday, January 12, 2021

HOW MANY MILLIONS SHOULD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAND OVER TO HONDURAS? - Honduran President Took Millions from Cartel Lords Like El Chapo, Say U.S. Feds

 

Honduran President Took Millions from Cartel Lords Like El Chapo, Say U.S. Feds

CBP officers seized nearly 40 pounds of cocaine and heroin at the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge. (Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Laredo Sector)
Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Laredo Sector
ILDEFONSO ORTIZ and BRANDON DARBY
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Honduras’s current president reportedly received millions of dollars from drug traffickers like Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, according to U.S. authorities. The politician also stands accused of embezzling millions in foreign aid from the United States.

The explosive revelations surfaced last week in a U.S. court filing as part of the trial of Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez. President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his brother, Tony Hernandez, allegedly received millions from drug traffickers–including $1 million from El Chapo in 2013–in exchange for official protection. The allegations also mention some top leaders within the Honduran military who are listed as unnamed parties in the case.

While the case against Ramirez dates back to 2015, days ago, federal prosecutors filed a motion noting that CC-4 or co-conspirator #4 (Juan Orlando Hernandez) and his brother wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.”

Allegations mentioned by other parties in the case illustrate widespread corruption within the National Party in Honduras, which Hernandez served as its leader for a time. Hernandez is also accused of embezzling millions in foreign aid through corrupt NGOs.

In response to the allegations, the President’s Office in Honduras issued a statement on social media calling the case “opportunistic” and baseless. The statement claimed that Hernandez is internationally recognized for fighting the war on drugs.

Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com. 

Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.     

Migrant Caravan Heading to U.S.A.

Security forces block the way to Honduran migrants in Poptun, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Guatemala vowed to detain and return members of a new caravan of hundreds of migrants that set out from neighboring Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States, saying they represent a health threat amid …
AP File Photo/Moises Castillo
BOB PRICE
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Guatemalan officials announced the deployment of 4,000 soldiers to patrol its southern border to stop another group of caravan migrants from making their way north. U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned the migrants about the risks associated with the perilous and often deadly journey that will not lead to successful entry into the United States.

“Control will be strengthened with the borders we share with Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador and on the area of ​​adjacency with Belize,” Guatemalan military spokesman Rubén Téllez told Reuters, according to CubaNet.org. He said his government will deploy up to 4,000 soldiers. The Salvadoran Air Force will also participate in the effort to stop the northward migration.

Guatemalan officials reported they would only allow Hondurans with a valid passport and a negative Coronavirus test to cross their southern border.

Honduran General Tito Livio Moreno said his country will also deploy soldiers to aid in stopping illegal border crossings from that country into Guatemala.

CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan warned migrants not to attempt the dangerous trek.

“This is a deadly journey – the U.S. Border Patrol recovered more than 250 bodies along the U.S.-Mexico Border last fiscal year,” Morgan said in a written statement on Friday. “These smugglers are reckless with human life – they do not care for the safety of migrants or law enforcement.”

“Do not waste your time and money, and do not risk your safety and health,” the commissioner warned. “The dangerous journey both puts you in harm’s way and endangers the lives and health of those in the U.S. and regional countries through the potential spread of COVID-19.”

“COVID-19 compounds the risk of their activities, not only to migrants but also to healthcare workers, frontline officers, and agents, and to the communities that migrants pass through on their journey,” he explained.

The commissioner praised the efforts of our “partners in Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and the rest of the region” for their commitment to the rule of law and public health.

“I am proud to stand in solidarity with friends and partners throughout the region who are committed to uphold the rule of law, manage safe, orderly, and legal migration, and prevent a humanitarian and health crisis,” Morgan wrote. “Our message is clear – if you enter a country illegally or violate public health orders, you will face immediate action, including being returned home immediately, detained, or prosecuted.”

Under Title 42 Coronavirus protection protocols put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 90 percent of migrants apprehended after illegally crossing the border into the United States are expelled to Mexico within two hours of their apprehension.

Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior news contributor for the Breitbart Texas-Border team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston’s Sunday-morning talk show, What’s Your Point? Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX, Parler @BobPrice, and Facebook.

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