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Maduro on Trial in New York | Albany News
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, is back in court in New York facing life-threatening drug trafficking charges, with his wife by his side as both plead not guilty—claiming they’re victims of a military abduction, not criminals. The U.S. calls it a “surgical law enforcement operation” after six years of investigation, alleging Maduro conspired with Venezuelan officials to funnel tons of cocaine into the U.S. His legal team is aggressively challenging the legality of his arrest, insisting it’s a kidnapping and demanding complex legal hurdles be resolved before trial. No bail has been…
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