18 June 2026,   22:48
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Nicolás Maduro is appearing in a New York court on narco-terrorism charge

Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan president, and his wife, Cilia Flore, were expected to appear at noon on Monday in federal court in Manhattan to face charges of drug trafficking and other crimes, two days after they were captured in a U.S. military raid in Caracas, writes The New York Times.

Maduro and his wife were escorted off a helicopter in Downtown Manhattan on Monday morning and were being brought to the courthouse to face charges including narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, according to an unsealed indictment.

Their capture on Saturday followed a monthslong campaign by the Trump administration to drive out the autocratic leader.

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