Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US Delta Force commandos, has arrived in New York to face trial in a federal court on narco-terrorism charges. They are to be detained in Brooklyn’s notorious federal jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center, to await trial in a court. Maduro, who had a $50 million bounty for his capture, is expected to appear in court on Monday for an initial hearing. Operation Absolute Resolve: How were Maduro and his wife captured? As the extraction force moved toward Venezuela, helicopters flew at low altitude to avoid detection.

Source: dna January 04, 2026 03:27 UTC