Overview
- President Donald Trump said a large-scale operation seized Maduro and Cilia Flores and flew them out of Venezuela, with details promised at a Mar-a-Lago briefing.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said the pair face narco-terrorism, cocaine-importation and machine gun and destructive device charges, and vowed they will be prosecuted in U.S. courts.
- Witnesses reported pre-dawn explosions and low-flying aircraft over Caracas and nearby states as Venezuelan officials condemned the action and demanded proof of life.
- Russia labeled the strikes an act of armed aggression and supported calls for a UN Security Council meeting, while Colombia boosted border security over refugee concerns.
- U.S. media, citing unnamed sources, attributed the capture to Delta Force after CIA tracking and said the detainees were being flown to New York, and a senator quoted Secretary of State Marco Rubio as expecting no further U.S. military action.