The Aporia
The Aporia
32 articles about 13 events for “Maduro Drug Trafficking Charges”. Events are ordered by how widely they were covered, how many readers opened them, and how recent they are.
“In January, the US abducted then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and brought them to New York to face trial on charges including drug trafficking — accusations they deny.”
“More than 1,000 political prisoners have been freed since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Caracas on 3 January and took him to New York, where he faces trial on drug-trafficking and torture charges.”
“The meeting comes nearly a year after US forces abducted former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from Caracas and brought him to the US to face drug trafficking and other charges.”
“Maduro and brought him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, which he denies.”
“The shipment arrived in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday, nearly 10 months after US forces abducted Maduro during a military operation on January 3 and transferred him to New York to face drug trafficking charges.”
“As one of the oldest US federal judges, questions had been raised about whether he was the right justice to preside over what could be a prolonged trial for Maduro on drug trafficking charges.”
“As one of the oldest US federal judges, questions had been raised about whether he was the right justice to preside over what could be a prolonged trial for Maduro on drug trafficking charges.”
“As one of the oldest US federal judges, questions had been raised about whether he was the right justice to preside over what could be a prolonged trial for Maduro on drug trafficking charges.”
“He and his wife now face US drug trafficking and torture charges, which they deny.”
“While Maduro faces a trial in the US over drug trafficking charges, his former vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, has served as the country’s interim president and been in contact with top Trump administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.”
“It also called into question Sheinbaum’s strong defense of national sovereignty and her refusal to arrest a former governor from her own party accused of drug trafficking by the United States.”
“The US government initially accused Maduro of narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons-related offenses, before adding new charges against him and Flores last week.”
“Captured at home The pressure campaign culminated in the January 3 raid, when the US military captured Maduro and Flores at their Caracas home and brought them to the United States to face drug trafficking charges announced that same day.”
“Nicolás Maduro insisted on Thursday during an appearance in a New York court that torture allegations in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment against the deposed Venezuelan president and his wife were “false accusations”.”
“Those factions want her to resist attempts by the Trump administration to round up scores of Venezuelan insiders wanted by the U.S., in some cases for years, for serious crimes ranging from corruption to drug trafficking.”
“A fugitive accused of getting rich off programs meant to help Venezuelans is now in U.S. custody, facing charges in a sprawling corruption scandal tied to Nicolás Maduro’s regime.”
“U.S. prosecutors on Thursday (October 8, 2026) charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and American citizens, adding to the drug trafficking case the couple already faced.”
“Both previously pleaded not guilty to narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges and maintained their innocence during their first court appearance in January, following their capture by U.S. forces in a military operation in the Venezuelan capital of…”
“The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York charged former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture to Americans and others, according to a superseding indictment filed Thursday.”
“Cilia Flores, wife of Venezuela's Maduro, to press for release from US jail NEW YORK, Oct 8 - Cilia Flores, the wife of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is expected to appear in a US court on Thursday to urge a federal judge to release her from…”
“In January, Maduro was captured by the US military and taken to New York to face drug trafficking and other charges, in an operation that Washington said was justified in part due to the disputed election.”