Honduran Convicted in US Cocaine Smuggling Case
Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 21, 2026 · Originally reported July 20, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)
Olvin Javier Velásquez Maldonado, 40, was sentenced to more than four years in prison for conspiring to move 24 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a boat traveling from Utila to Louisiana in 2022, with his fingerprints on the drug packaging providing key evidence.
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