US EditionTrump Says U.S. Is "in Charge" of Venezuela, Maduro Jailed in New York After U.S. Military Operation
Maduro and wife face charges including narco-terrorism after a US military operation; 80 Venezuelans died during the mission, officials said.
- On Monday, ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cecilia Flores arrived at a New York courthouse handcuffed and surrounded by heavily armed agents after transfer from the Metropolitan Detention Centre, Brooklyn.
- Maduro and Cecilia Flores were extradited on Saturday night after a U.S. military operation that Delta Force completed in two hours.
- A high-security convoy escorted the helicopter landing and armoured-vehicle transfer about 9km to the Wall Street heliport, guarded by scores of heavily armed federal agents and NYPD police officers.
- The operation produced political momentum in Washington, and six U.S. service members were injured, reflecting an immediate operational toll, according to officials.
- The capture fell on the 36th anniversary of the U.S. abduction of Manuel Noriega as U.S. officials cited Venezuelan migration and drug trafficking, while a senior Venezuelan official said Operation Absolute Resolve killed 80 Venezuelans, including civilians.
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Venezuela's abducted dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife appeared in New York for the first time on Monday. Both of them face a long prison sentence due to drug smuggling. Meanwhile, the regime in Caracas signals Trump's willingness to negotiate.
Outside New York Courthouse rally in support of Nicolas Maduro
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to federal charges of drug trafficking and weapons possession, just 48 hours after U.S. Army special forces, in violation of Venezuelan sovereignty, forcibly removed them and transferred them to New York for prosecution. Hundreds of people gathered around the courthouse to show their support for the Bolivarian leader and demand that the current Republican administration halt a war with Venezu…
After the Venezuelan president was abducted to the United States in a spectacular US military operation, he is now being shown to the judge for the first time.
The former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro appeared before a New York federal court, accused of narcotics and conspiration in cocaine trafficking. The article Nicolas Maduro could be sentenced to death in the US if he was found guilty. The Venezuelan vice president appeared for the first time in front of an American judge in Romania TV.
Byron York: Venezuela operation ‘in line with the previous presidents’
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said President Donald Trump’s extraction of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was similar to how preceding presidents “have done foreign policy.” U.S. troops attacked Caracas, Venezuela, and captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday. York asserted Trump’s authority on the matter while on Fox News’s Fox Report with Jon Scott on Sunday. “Obviously, there’s a lot of …
Limping and handcuffed Nicolas Maduro transported by helicopter to New York Court
Captured by US forces in a surprise operation in Caracas, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was seen handcuffed and limping as he was transported by helicopter to a New York court, where he is set to face charges, including narco-terrorism. His wife, Cilia Flores, was also seen in handcuffs.
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