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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Maduro Faces Narco-Terrorism Charges in New York After Dramatic Capture
Caption: Maduro Faces Narco-Terrorism Charges in New York After Dramatic Capture. Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a Manhattan federal court to face sweeping narco-terrorism charges. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in Caracas during a surprise U.S. military operation and transferred to detention in Brooklyn. They are scheduled to appear before a federal judge on Monday, with no confirmation yet on legal representation or pleas. Prosecutors accuse Maduro of leading a state-backed cocaine trafficking network involving senior political and military officials. The indictment alleges links to major criminal groups, including Mexican cartels and Colombian guerrillas, to traffic cocaine internationally. Maduro was first indicted in 2020, with prosecutors now expanding charges to include narco-terrorism and weapons conspiracies. Court documents claim drug trafficking activities spanned Maduro’s career, from his early political rise to his presidency. If convicted on all counts, Maduro faces decades to life in prison, marking one of the most consequential cases against a former head of state. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Nicolás Maduro,narco-terrorism charges,cocaine trafficking,federal court,Venezuela,Donald Trump,United States,wife,Cilia Flores,international justice,organized crime,drug cartels,geopolitics
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