"Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to narcotics trafficking and machine gun possession charges at his Monday arraignment in New York, telling a federal judge that he was kidnapped by U.S. military forces. Maduro's arraignment in front of U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein comes two days after President Donald Trump invaded Maduro's country and kidnapped him and his wife, a move that shocked the international community and raised questions over Trump's legal authority to carry out the operation."
"In it, Maduro, his wife, son and high-ranking Venezuelan officials face four charges: narcoterrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and conspiracy to possess and possession of machine guns and destructive devices. U.S. prosecutors say that, since at least 1999, Maduro, members of his family and high-ranking members of the Venezuelan government have partnered with drug traffickers and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or the FARC, to use cocaine as a weapon against America."
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to narcotics trafficking and machine gun possession charges at an arraignment in New York. They told a federal judge they were kidnapped by U.S. military forces. The arraignment before U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein occurred two days after President Donald Trump ordered an invasion of Venezuela and the seizure of Maduro and his wife. International law attorneys said the operation and Trump's claim that the U.S. will now run Venezuela are illegal. Prosecutors allege Maduro, family members and high-ranking officials partnered with drug traffickers and the FARC since at least 1999 to use cocaine as a weapon against America.
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