FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977 Press Release Former Honduran drug trafficker sentenced to life in prison for distributing over 150 tons of controlled substances Hector Emilio Fernandez Rosa distributed 135 tons of cocaine and 20 tons of methamphetamine precursor chemicals, paid millions of dollars in bribes to Honduran officials and participated in 19 murders NEW YORK – DEA Special Operations Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Machak and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced today that Hector Emilio Fernandez Rosa, aka “Don H,” was sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Fernandez Rosa made approximately $50 million in connection with the distribution of 135 tons of cocaine and 20 tons of methamphetamine precursor chemicals, which he was orde...