Key Highlights
- Maduro and Flores were captured during a U. S. military operation in Caracas on January 3, 2026.
- They face narcotrafficking charges, among other serious crimes.
- The couple was transported to the U. S. aboard a Navy ship and later taken to a detention facility in Brooklyn.
- Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, appeared in court handcuffed and shackled.
- The operation involved commandos, helicopters, fighter jets, and naval support.
