Overview
- Aircraft carrying Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores landed in New York, where they were escorted by U.S. federal agents ahead of imminent appearances in federal court.
- A superseding indictment made public in the Southern District of New York adds Cilia Flores and Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra as defendants and reiterates narcoterrorism, cocaine importation, and weapons charges.
- Prosecutors allege Maduro led the Cartel de los Soles and coordinated with FARC, ELN, the Sinaloa Cartel, Los Zetas, and the Tren de Aragua to traffic cocaine and use narcotics as a weapon against the United States.
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the defendants will face the full weight of U.S. justice and publicly thanked President Donald Trump and U.S. forces for the operation.
- International scrutiny intensified as a UN-mandated mission criticized the legality of the U.S. action and the UN Security Council scheduled a Monday session to discuss the operation.