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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in New York City, faces narcoterrorism charges

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:17:09
Publish Date: 2026-01-04 15:28:07
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in a federal prison in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial on charges of narcoterrorism, cocaine-importation conspiracy and weapons charges. The operation to capture Maduro happened in the middle of the night as U.S. troops enjoyed the element of surprise. The U.S. says Maduro is not the legitimate president of Venezuela and accuse him of being the leader of a violent drug cartel.

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