Tangerang, January 23, 16:00, 2026
Nicolás Maduro Moros born November 23, 1962 is a Venezuelan politician who has served as the 65th President of Venezuela since 2013. Previously he served under President Hugo Chávez as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2013 and as Vice President of Venezuela from 2012 to 2013.
According to NPR on Saturday, a new indictment unsealed in federal court in New York accuses Maduro of conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, and weapons violations.
Meanwhile, Flores and other senior Venezuelan officials, including Maduro's son, also face charges.
According to the indictment, Venezuelan leaders for more than 25 years have abused positions of public trust and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
The indictment alleges that, since early 1999, Maduro and his co-defendants have partnered with an international drug trafficking organization to ship illegal drugs to the US.
Prosecutors allege that Maduro and Flores worked together for years to smuggle cocaine that had previously been seized by Venezuelan law enforcement.
The US accuses the Maduro family of running state-backed gangs to protect their operations.
These gangs ordered the kidnappings, beatings, and murders of those who owed drug money or disrupted drug trafficking operations.
This new indictment adds to charges against Maduro and other Venezuelan officials announced in March 2020 during the first Trump administration. Maduro had denied the initial charges and called for dialogue with the US before his arrest.
Maduro was arrested in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, shortly after the US bombarded several locations in the city early Saturday (January 3rd local time).
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