Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, often written as JOH, (born 28 October 1968)[1] is a Honduran politician and businessman and drug trafficker. He became the President of Honduras following his victory in the 2013 Honduran presidential election. He was inaugurated on January 27, 2014.[2]
On 7 February 2022, Hernández was being investigated for corruption and drug trafficking.[3] The U.S. government requested an extradition against him for his involvement with narcotics on 14 February.[4][5][6] After issuing an extradition warrant, Hernández decided to surrender to US authorities on February 15, 2022.[7] A day later, Hernández was arrested at his home in Tegucigalpa.[8] On 21 April 2022, Hernández was extradited to the United States.[9] On 8 March 2024, Hernández was convicted of three counts of drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy and faces mandatory minimum sentence of 40 years in prison.[10] On June 26, 2024, Juan Orlando Hernández, was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for drug trafficking and firearms offenses in a US federal court.[11]
