Florida Considering Charges Against Maduro, DeSantis Says

The Florida governor accused former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of flooding Florida and other states with drugs and illegal immigrants.
Florida Considering Charges Against Maduro, DeSantis Says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) reveals the state's latest immigration enforcement efforts at a press conference at Deportation Depot in Sanderson on Jan. 5, 2025. Natasha Holt for The Epoch Times
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Jan. 6 that the state’s attorney general is “looking very seriously” at bringing charges against former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who remains in U.S. custody in New York amid a federal indictment.

During a press conference on Tuesday, DeSantis said he would support Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier possibly bringing state charges against Maduro, accusing the captured leader of funneling drugs and waves of illegal immigration to Florida and other states.
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