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From President to Defendant: The Legal Case Against Maduro

January 5, 2026·33 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a dramatic raid in Caracas, bringing him to a Brooklyn detention center to face drug trafficking charges, raising urgent legal and geopolitical questions about the operation’s legitimacy and consequences.


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Charlie Savage

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Nicolás MaduroCharlie SavageMichael BarbaroManuel NoriegaWilliam Barr

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The New York Times

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AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsCriminal JusticeForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismPolitical News

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