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Saturday, January 3, 2026
Maduro and his wife to face narco-terrorism charges in US, Attorney General Bondi says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON — The Trump administration says that Venezuela’s captured leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face “the full wrath of American justice” under drug and terrorism charges.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi posts on X that Maduro and his wife — who were earlier removed from Venezuela by the US military, according to Washington — “will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”
Bondi recalls the Maduros face charges in New York federal court on existing “Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy” charges.
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…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 3, 2026
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