Maduro and his wife arrive in New York to face narco-terrorism charges
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Key Points:
- Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in a U.S. military operation in Caracas and transported to New York to face criminal charges, with arraignment possible as early as Monday.
- They are expected to be held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a high-security federal facility known for housing high-profile defendants.
- Maduro faces charges including conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and possession of illegal weapons, based on a superseding indictment unsealed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- The indictment alleges Maduro has led a corrupt regime involved in trafficking tons of cocaine into the U.S. over 25 years, and accuses Flores of
