Maduro and Wife Face Drug Trial | Lexington News

Lexington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 22, 2026 · 1m

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife are set for a high-stakes drug trafficking trial on June 1st after being arrested in January by U.S. military forces and held in Brooklyn. Charged with conspiring to smuggle massive amounts of cocaine into the U.S., both have pleaded not guilty. Their defense is preparing to challenge the indictment’s legality, citing sovereign immunity, while the U.S. government insists the operation was a lawful enforcement action. Maduro has labeled his arrest a kidnapping and declared himself a prisoner of war, as both remain in custody without…