United States prosecutors on Wednesday told a courtroom in New York that the Mexican drug kingpin known as El Chapo delivered $1 million to the brother of the Honduran president — money that had been intended to reach the president himself.

The allegation came in the prosecution’s opening statement in the drug trafficking trial of Juan Antonio (Tony) Hernández, the younger brother of the Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernández.

The president — who has not been charged in the case — has been an ally of President Trump’s on security and immigration, but has also faced growing suspicion. United States prosecutors alleged in a recent court filing that he was part of the conspiracy in which his brother was charged.

President Hernández, 50, has denied any involvement in drug crimes and said the allegations against him were made by traffickers angered by his tough-on-crime policies and extraditions.