Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case
Summary
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a U.S. court for a pretrial hearing on drug trafficking charges. They have been held in a Brooklyn jail since U.S. forces captured them in a raid in Caracas and brought them to New York.Key Facts
- Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, and his wife Cilia Flores are in U.S. custody.
- They were taken from their home in Caracas by U.S. forces in a nighttime raid.
- They have been held in a Brooklyn jail since early January.
- Both have pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges.
- The U.S. accuses them of conspiring to send cocaine into the United States.
- If convicted, they could face life in prison.
- The court hearing focused on objections to the U.S. military action that led to their capture.
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