US EditionMaduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism charges, telling U.S. judge: ‘I am still president’
Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to charges including narco-terrorism and cocaine importation in a Manhattan federal court after a U.S. military capture operation.
- On January 5, 2026, deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty at a Manhattan federal courthouse after U.S. special forces captured and transported them to New York.
- The updated indictment unsealed Saturday alleges Nicolás Maduro, deposed Venezuelan president, and co-defendants ran a multi-decade narcotics enterprise sending cocaine to the U.S. and corrupted institutions.
- Maduro was led into the Manhattan courtroom at 12:01 p.m., shackled and wearing a blue prison uniform, while U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein read charges including a `narco-terrorism conspiracy` and signaled further hearings; no cameras were permitted inside.
- The operation prompted an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting at 1500 UTC, while Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president as Maduro's allies retained control of Venezuelan state institutions.
- Further hearings are scheduled, beginning a months‑long legal fight, as Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein leads proceedings and Nicolás Maduro faces potential life in prison amid Venezuela's roughly 303 billion barrels of oil reserves and rising U.S. crude markets.
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Maduro continues to see himself as president – and pleads in New York "not guilty". Rodríguez takes over power in his native Venezuela.
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Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty in a New York federal court to sweeping narcotics and weapons charges, calling his arrest a “kidnapping” and insisting he remains Venezuela’s legitimate president. His court appearance followed a dramatic U.S. military operation that seized him in Caracas, an unprecedented move that has shaken global diplomacy and […] The post Captured and Charged: Maduro in U.S. Court appeared first …
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