"Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, face a raft of charges in the United States following President Trump's announcement early Saturday that the U.S. attacked Caracas and took them into custody. Maduro, Flores and senior Venezuelan officials face charges related to alleged "drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies," according to an unsealed indictment posted on social media Saturday by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi."
"Maduro and his wife "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts," Bondi wrote in an earlier post on X. Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 3, 2026"
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores face U.S. indictments accusing them of long-running narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking conspiracies. Prosecutors allege that beginning in 1999 the defendants partnered with international drug trafficking organizations to transport thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States. The charges filed in the Southern District of New York include narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons-related offenses. The new indictment supplements a 2020 federal case that accused Maduro of leading the Cartel de los Soles and conspiring with FARC, and alleges high-ranking officials corrupted institutions and used cocaine to harm the United States.
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