The president has repeatedly tied Venezuela to drug overdose deaths, claimed the Maduro regime sent an influx of criminal migrants and accused the country of stealing American oil.
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The U.S. Indictment of Maduro Cites Cocaine Smuggling. Venezuela’s Role in the Trade Is Believed to Be Modest.
Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe.
A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics
The facts in the cases of Nicolás Maduro and Juan Orlando Hernández are strikingly similar. The men’s fates are not.
Maduro and His Wife to Be Arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, and his wife, Cilia Flores, will make their first appearance on Monday in a New York City courthouse, the site of other high-profile proceedings.
How Manhattan Federal Court Would Handle the Trial of a President
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, could stand trial in Federal District Court in New York City, the site of other high-profile court proceedings.
What We Know About the U.S. Operation in Venezuela and Maduro’s Capture
U.S. forces carried out an audacious raid on Venezuela’s capital, seizing President Nicolás Maduro. President Trump said the United States would “run” the country.
A Timeline of Rising Tension Between the U.S. and Venezuela
The Trump administration has for months increased pressure on the Maduro government through a series of diplomatic and military maneuvers.
Maduro and His Wife Face a Fresh Indictment in Manhattan
The Venezuela president was first charged in 2020 with narco-terrorism and other crimes. The indictment unsealed Saturday says he worked with traffickers to send cocaine from Venezuela to the United States.
How Tensions Escalated Between the U.S. and Venezuela
A U.S. pressure campaign has been building for years, through a series of indictments, sanctions and, recently, military actions.
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela
The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.