The charges include narcotics trafficking and weapons possession, Pamela Bondi has said<\/p>\n
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been indicted in New York on several charges related to drug trafficking and weapons possession, US Attorney General Pamela Bondi has said.\u00a0
\nOn Saturday, the US military conducted strikes on Venezuela. President Donald Trump later announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been captured and flown out of the country. Caracas has denounced the strikes as \u201cgrave military aggression.\u201d
\nIn a statement on X, Bondi said Maduro and his spouse had been indicted in the Southern District of New York and charged with \u201cnarco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machineguns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machineguns and destructive devices against the United States.\u201d\u00a0
\nMaduro and his wife have yet to deliver their pleas.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Maduro charged in US with \u2018narco-terrorism conspiracy\u2019: Live Updates<\/p>\n
The US has long accused Maduro of links with drug cartels and helping to flood America with narcotics while refusing to recognize him as a legitimate leader and putting a $50 million bounty on information leading to his arrest and conviction. The Venezuelan president has vehemently denied the accusations, arguing that Washington has been using them as a pretext for military aggression and in order to topple his government.
\nRussia has condemned the US strikes as an act of \u201carmed aggression\u201d and warned against further escalation. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas recalled that Brussels \u201chas repeatedly stated that Mr. Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition\u201d while urging all parties to exercise restraint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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