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Venezuelan leader Maduro lands in New York after being captured by US forces on drug conspiracy charges

January 4, 2026

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured by U. S. forces and arrived in New York on a Department of Justice plane. Maduro faces serious charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy and is expected to be processed at the DEA headquarters before being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Venezuelan leader Maduro lands in New York after being captured by US forces on drug conspiracy charges

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Nicolás Maduro was captured by U. S. forces at his compound in Venezuela.
Maduro and his wife landed in New York on a DOJ plane.
He is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy and cocaine importation.
Maduro is expected to be booked at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Colombians and Venezuelans in Florida are celebrating his capture.

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Venezuelan leader Maduro lands in New York after being captured by US forces on drug conspiracy charges

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