"American forces' surgical capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, carried out in a daring raid shortly after 1 a.m. local time today, had been planned and rehearsed for months. Informants monitored the first couple's movements, more than 150 aircraft provided cover starting late last night, missile strikes on military installations knocked out air defenses, and low-flying helicopters landed Delta Force soldiers in the center of Caracas."
"Maduro and his wife were taken to the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship usually used to carry troops and cargo ashore. This evening, they arrived in New York facing charges of narco-terrorism, drug trafficking, and other weapons-related offenses. Trump posted a photo of the deposed leader in U.S. custody: Maduro dressed in a gray sweatsuit, his cuffed hands clenching a bottle of water, his eyes covered, his ears covered by sound-blocking muffs."
American forces executed a months-rehearsed, high-risk operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas after coordinated air and ground actions. Informants tracked the couple, over 150 aircraft provided cover, missile strikes disabled air defenses, and Delta Force soldiers landed in the city center, engaging presidential guards. Maduro was apprehended in a presidential safe room and transported to the USS Iwo Jima, then brought to New York to face narco-terrorism, drug trafficking, and weapons-related charges. President Trump publicly asserted U.S. control of Venezuela and signaled intent to use Venezuelan oil to cover costs.
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