"A newly unsealed US justice department indictment accuses the captured Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, of running a corrupt, illegitimate government fuelled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the US with thousands of tons of cocaine. The arrest of Maduro and his wife in a stunning military operation early on Saturday in Venezuela sets the stage for a major test for US prosecutors as they seek to secure a conviction in a Manhattan courtroom against the longtime leader of the oil-rich South American nation."
"The attorney general, Pam Bondi, said in a post on X that Maduro and his wife will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. Here's a look at the accusations against Maduro and the charges he faces. Maduro is charged alongside his wife, his son and three others. Maduro is indicted on four counts: narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices."
Nicolas Maduro faces a US Justice Department indictment accusing him of running a corrupt, illegitimate Venezuelan government sustained by extensive drug-trafficking that supplied thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arrested in a military operation in Venezuela and transported to the United States. The Southern District of New York unsealed a previously sealed indictment filed before Christmas. Maduro is charged with four counts including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and related conspiracy counts. He is charged alongside his wife, his son and three others and is expected to be detained awaiting trial.
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