Us Prosecution
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2 stories in #us-prosecution
Clear filtersNájera Says Lawyer's Conflict Tainted His Guilty Plea
Former congressman Fredy Nájera sought to withdraw his 2018 guilty plea in a New York federal drug-trafficking case, arguing his lawyer Manuel Rocha had a conflict of interest because Rocha also represented Honduran drug trafficker Wilter Blanco — the man Nájera's defense wanted to implicate in the 2009 killing of General Julián Arístides González.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 3, 2026#fredy-nájera#drug-trafficking#wilter-blancoUS Convicts Honduran in Valle Valle Cocaine Network
Erlis Antonio León Castellanos, a Honduran convicted by US courts, ran a strategic storage farm near the Honduras-Guatemala border where the Valle Valle cartel cached cocaine shipments—ranging from 15–20 kg to hundreds of kilos—before routing them through Guatemala and Mexico to the United States.
TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 23, 2026#valle-valle-cartel#drug-trafficking#cocaine