Venezuela’s Maduro in court for pre-trial hearing in US drug trafficking case
Summary
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are in a New York jail facing drug trafficking charges after being captured in a U.S. military raid. They deny the charges and their lawyers plan to challenge the legality of the capture before the trial begins.Key Facts
- Maduro and his wife have been held in a Brooklyn jail since a U.S. military raid in early January.
- They face charges of conspiracy to send large amounts of cocaine into the United States.
- Both have pleaded not guilty and deny involvement in drug trafficking.
- The raid was authorized under President Trump's administration and described as a precise law enforcement action.
- Maduro calls himself a prisoner of war and calls the raid a kidnapping.
- U.S. prosecutors accuse Maduro of working with Venezuelan authorities to help drug traffickers.
- The defense plans to argue that the military capture was illegal.
- No trial date has been set, and Maduro and Flores have not requested bail.
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