Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been brought to a U.S. military base in New York and are expected to face multiple charges in court next week.
Foreign news agencies reported that the plane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrived at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York State on the afternoon of Saturday, 3 Jan 2025 GMT+7 local U.S. time.
The Venezuelan leader is expected to be brought before a federal court in Manhattan next week to face charges related to drugs and firearms.
The U.S. conducted a military operation in Venezuela in the early hours (local time) and successfully arrested Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Reports state the couple was "dragged out of their bedroom" inside their heavily guarded residence in Caracas.
Maduro is charged by the U.S. with multiple offenses, including conspiracy to engage in drug trafficking, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess such weapons against the United States.
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Source:cnn