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Slimmed-down Nicolas Maduro flashes smile, peace sign in new jail pics
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro appears slimmer and is seen smiling and flashing a peace sign in new photos from Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center dated June 25, 2026.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured by US Special Forces during a January 3, 2026 nighttime raid in Caracas, ordered by President Trump.
- They face charges of using their leadership roles to collaborate with drug cartels to ship thousands of tons of cocaine into the US from 1999 to 2025, and both have pleaded not guilty.
- Maduro’s trial is scheduled to begin in June 2027, as confirmed by prosecutors and defense lawyers.
- Since Maduro’s capture, Venezuela has been governed by his former Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who has developed closer ties with the Trump administration.
