NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 (BZC/AFP) - Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court Thursday. Maduro, who autocratically ruled Venezuela since March 2013, was ousted as president in a January 3 raid by the United States. But Pollack said that three hours later, OFAC issued an amended license that blocked him from taking payment for the former president. Venezuela is now led by Delcy Rodriguez, who had been Maduro's vice president since 2018 but is now working closely with Washington. This month, the State Department said it was restoring diplomatic ties with Venezuela in a sign of thawing relations after Maduro's ouster.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 24, 2026 03:06 UTC