Maduro to appear in New York court: What to expect

"Maduro is charged with narcoterrorism' and conspiring to import cocaine, but legal experts say his abduction is illegal. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is to appear in a New York court on Monday, two days after he was abducted by US special forces in a military operation in Caracas. The US military arrested Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday and brought them to New York, where they face multiple federal charges, including drugs and weapons charges."

"According to the indictment, the US accuses Maduro of being at the forefront of corruption to use his illegally obtained authority to transport thousands of tons of cocaine to the US with his coconspirators. Additionally, the indictment alleges that Maduro has tarnished every public office he has held. It adds that Maduro allows cocaine-fueled corruption to flourish for his own benefit, for the benefit of members of his ruling regime, and for the benefit of his family members."

"Maduro faces four counts: Count 1, narcoterrorism conspiracy: US prosecutors say Maduro and his coconspirators knowingly provided something of financial value to US-designated foreign terrorist organizations and their members. The indictment lists these organisations as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a leftist rebel group that signed a peace deal in 2016 but has dissidents who refused to lay down their arms and are still involved in the drug trade; Segunda Marquetalia, the largest dissident FARC group; National Liber"

Nicolas Maduro was abducted by US special forces in a military operation in Caracas and transported to New York. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arrested and face multiple federal charges including narcoterrorism, drug trafficking, and weapons offenses. Maduro is scheduled to appear before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein at noon in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in the Southern District of New York. The unsealed indictment accuses Maduro of using illegally obtained authority to transport thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States with coconspirators and of fostering cocaine-fueled corruption benefiting his regime and family. Maduro faces four counts including narcoterrorism conspiracy tied to US-designated foreign terrorist organisations.

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