During his first term, accusations of drug trafficking began to accumulate once morest his brother Tony Hernández, who was linked to a drug laboratory and a helicopter that had transported cocaine, in addition to being accused in a judicial process of having met with one of his brothers. the most wanted traffickers in the country. In October 2016, Tony Hernández traveled to the United States to meet with DEA agents and supposedly clear his name, but the agents caught him lying regarding his activities, which fueled suspicions regarding him.
