Overview
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized in Caracas and flown out in a joint operation involving U.S. law enforcement and intelligence.
- Maduro arrived in New York to face criminal charges following the U.S. raid.
- An unsealed indictment shared by Attorney General Pamela Bondi alleges drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Cuba of staffing Maduro’s guards and intelligence services and warned Havana to be concerned.
- Cuban leaders condemned the operation at a rally of about 30,000 in Havana as Trump described Cuba as a failing nation.