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Cilia Flores and the Drug Ties Haunting Venezuela's First Family

Judge Alvin Hellerstein refused to dismiss narcoterrorism charges despite defense claims that OFAC sanctions block use of frozen Venezuelan funds for legal fees.

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The Wall Street Journal details how Venezuela's first lady Cilia Flores and her relatives became entangled in US drug trafficking cases.

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A post in his official X account, attributed to him and his wife, called to consolidate union and reconciliation in the country; Thursday had his second hearing in front of American Justice

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, said he was "well" in a message published this Saturday on social networks, the first since he was captured and transferred to the United States to face a drug trafficking trial. Other news: Members of a country family were arrested by the ICE in the United States and ask for their release The former president was arrested by U.S. forces during a military incursion on January 3, which included bombi…

Maduro and Cilia Flores posted a joint message from Brooklyn two days after their second court hearing, claiming to be "well, firm and serene."

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
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