US pursuing second criminal probe into ousted Venezuelan leader Maduro

May 20, 2026 7:35 am | Jpost

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted to face US federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, US, January 5, 2026 (photo credit: Reuters/Adam Gray)
The New York indictment, originally filed in 2020, was cited as legal justification for the US special forces raid in Caracas that deposed Maduro as Venezuela’s leader.
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