US Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York and are now in U.S. custody following a military extraction operation.
The indictment levels severe accusations against the Venezuelan leader, charging him with narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States.
Maduro also faces charges for the possession of machine guns and destructive devices, as well as conspiracy to possess such weaponry against the U.S.
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Bondi confirmed that the couple will be prosecuted within the American court system, stating they will soon face “the full wrath of American justice on American soil.”
In her statement regarding the indictment, the Attorney General credited the capture to a U.S. military mission she described as “incredible and highly successful.”
BONDI’S FULL STATEMENT:
Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolas 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.
They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers.
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