Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in New York City, faces narcoterrorism charges
From Up First from NPR
Published 1/4/2026
From Up First from NPR
Published 1/4/2026
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in a federal prison in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial on charges of narcoterrorism, cocaine-importation conspiracy and weapons charges. The operation to capture Maduro happened in the middle of the night as U.S. troops enjoyed the element of surprise. The…
