Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arrested in Caracas by joint US military and police forces and transported to New York. They arrived at Stewart Air National Guard base and are expected to be tried in New York City for narco-terrorism related crimes, following US strikes in Venezuela and a bounty issued by Trump.
Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife arrived via airplane on New York soil after being arrested at his compound in Caracas Saturday. The plane arrived at Stewart Air National Guard base in Windsor, New York, just after 4:45 p.m. Saturday afternoon – roughly 14 hours after Maduro was taken into custody by joint US military and police forces in Venezuela’s capital city. Maduro arrives in New York to stand trial. via REUTERS Follow The Post’s live coverage of US strikes on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro Here’s the latest on Nicolás Maduro’s capture: Trump says Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, wife ‘captured’ after large-scale strikes Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, wife indicted in US after capture, Trump’s $50M bounty Video shows Venezuela’s night sky engulfed in flames after US strikes, capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro Trump warned Maduro not to ‘f–k around with the US’ months before dictator’s capture Venezuelan opposition leader, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado poised to take the place of Nicolas Maduro Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were led down the plane’s stairway surrounded by dozens of law enforcement officers and then taken into a facility at the military airbase. They are expected to be transported to New York City, where they will be tried for narco-terrorism related crimes in the Southern District of New York. Maduro was pictured earlier Saturday in the custody of US forces aboard the USS Iwo Jima, appearing handcuffed, blindfolded and wearing a gray Nike sweatsuit. The tyrant is expected in court as early as Monday. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
