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Maduro and His Wife Indicted in US Federal Court

The indictment comes hours after their capture and extraction by U.S. armed forces in Caracas in the early hours of Jan. 3.
Maduro and His Wife Indicted in US Federal Court
Attorney General Pam Bondi (C) speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were indicted in the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced early on Jan. 3.

“Nicolás Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States,” Bondi said on X. “They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”
T.J. Muscaro
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