President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and his woman Cilia Flores clasp hands and airs for photos aft the swear-in ceremonial astatine Palacio Federal Legislativo connected January 10, 2025 successful Caracas, Venezuela.
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A national indictment charging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, his woman and 4 different radical with narco-terrorism conspiracy and different charges was unsealed Saturday and posted online by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi connected the heels of the couple's melodramatic seizure by American forces successful their ain country.
"For implicit 25 years, leaders of Venezuela person abused their positions of nationalist spot and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States," the indictment alleges.
The indictment was filed successful U.S. District Court successful Manhattan. In summation to Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, the indictment besides charges Maduro's son, Nicolas Ernesto Maduoro Guerra, Diosado Cabello Rondon, Ramon Rodriguez Chachin, and Hector Rusthenford Guerro Flores. Read the indictment here.
"Nicolas Maduro Moros, the defendant, present sits atop a corrupt, illegitimate authorities that, for decades, has leveraged authorities powerfulness to support and beforehand amerciable activity, including cause trafficking," the indictment said.
"That cause trafficking has enriched and entrenched Venezuela's governmental and subject elite, including Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace Diosado Cabello Rondon, the defendant, and erstwhile Minister of the Interior and Justice Ramon Rodriguez Chachin, the defendant."
In summation to the narco-terrorism conspiracy charge, the indictment alleges 4 different transgression counts: cocaine importation conspiracy; possession of instrumentality guns and destructive devices; and conspiracy to person instrumentality guns and destructive devices.
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