Nicolás Maduro appeared in a Manhattan federal court Thursday as the US pushes forward with a broad drug-trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracy case against the ousted Venezuelan leader that’s loaded with regional and geopolitical implications.
Prosecutors claim Maduro, who was seized by the US military on Jan. 3, played a key role in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine into the US. They also allege that Maduro and others partnered with groups designated by the US as foreign terrorist organizations and that he sought to enrich himself while serving in government over a quarter century.
Nicolas Maduro
Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
At Thursday’s in-person court appearance — ...
