Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wifehave arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in New York afterUS forces seized them from their Caracas compound in an extraordinary militaryoperation. Recall that after his arrest, Maduro was flown out ofCaracas in a US helicopter and taken aboard the USS Iwo Jima. Arriving in New York, he was taken to the offices of the USDrug Enforcement Administration, DEA. According to US media, the Venezuelan President is expectedto appear in court on drug and weapons charges, which could happen as soon asMonday. Meanwhile, he has previously denied being the leader of adrug cartel. Trump on Saturday announced the capture of Maduro and hiswife.
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