Juan Antonio Hernández Alvarado, known as Tony Hernández (born June 13, 1978),[1] is a Honduran convicted drug trafficker,[2] lawyer, politician, member of the National Party of Honduras[3] and former deputy in the National Congress of Honduras (2014–2018)[4] representing Lempira.
[9] Hernández used the millions of dollars he earned through the drug trade and bribes to help fund the National Party of Honduras, led by his brother.
Despite his brother pledging to cooperate with US counter-narcotic operations in return for economic aid to Honduras, Hernández was also found to have alerted drug traffickers about US-led night raids.
Hernández was accused of ordering the assassinations of multiple people, including former business partner Nery López Sanabria after he was convicted.
[11] His brother, the former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was also convicted March 8 2024 in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to enable tons of cocaine to make it unhindered into the United States.