Overview
- Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base and were transferred to federal custody in New York, with an initial court appearance expected as early as next week.
- An unsealed Southern District of New York indictment charges Maduro with narco‑terrorism and cocaine importation conspiracies plus weapons offenses; Flores and Maduro’s son are named as co‑defendants.
- U.S. officials described a months‑planned operation using air, land and sea assets with roughly 150 aircraft; no U.S. fatalities were reported, though Trump suggested some troops were injured.
- Trump said the United States will run Venezuela on an interim basis and bring in U.S. oil companies to repair infrastructure, while signaling potential pressure on Cuba, Mexico and Colombia.
- Venezuelan authorities denounced the capture as illegal and said Delcy Rodríguez would serve as acting president; global reactions were sharply divided, and the UN Security Council meets Monday to discuss the crisis.