{"id":88531,"date":"2026-01-04T03:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/88531\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T03:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:05:19","slug":"venezuelan-leader-maduro-wife-arrive-at-brooklyn-detention-facility-after-capture-by-us-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/88531\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan leader Maduro, wife arrive at Brooklyn detention facility after capture by US forces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, <\/a>New York, Saturday evening after being captured by U.S. forces at their South American compound earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

Maduro is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy<\/a>, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the U.S.<\/p>\n

The indictment also lists his wife and son as defendants.<\/p>\n

House Gop Critics Break With Trump Over Venezuela Operation That Captured Maduro<\/a><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> shared a photo of Maduro after his capture aboard the USS Iwo Jima, though he and his wife were not clearly seen when they landed aboard at Department of Justice plane at Stewart Air National Guard Base in upstate New York late Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Operation Absolute Resolve follows a series of U.S. military strikes on suspected drug vessels allegedly linked to the Venezuelan regime<\/a> in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n

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The Venezuelan government said in a statement the attack was carried out to seize the country’s oil and minerals and was an “attempt to impose a colonial war to destroy the republican form of government and force a \u2018regime change<\/a>,\u2019 in alliance with the fascist oligarchy.”<\/p>\n

Rubio To Cuba: ‘I’d Be Concerned’ After Us Military Arrests Venezuelan Leader Maduro<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump warned the U.S. is prepared to stage a “second and much larger attack,” confirming U.S. forces<\/a> remain in position.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re there now, and we\u2019re going to stay until such time as the proper transition can take place,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

The operation comes nearly 40 years after the U.S. military last removed a leader in Latin America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Panama dictator Manuel Noriega was successfully ousted in 1989, though it brought with it long-term challenges in stabilizing governance.<\/p>\n

While Venezuelan celebrations began in other countries, Fox News reported those inside the country were stockpiling food amid fears of instability.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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