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Venezuela’s Maduro, wife indicted on ‘narco-terrorism’ charges, says US attorney general
Published on: Saturday, January 03, 2026
Published on: Sat, Jan 03, 2026
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Venezuela’s Maduro, wife indicted on ‘narco-terrorism’ charges, says US attorney general
Filepic of Maduro (right) and Flores. - Reuters
WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York on multiple criminal charges, including narco-terrorism, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

"Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York.

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“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," Bondi said on the X platform.

Her remarks came after President Donald Trump said that the US successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela, and that Maduro and his wife had been "captured and flown out of the country."
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