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What are the US charges against Venezuela's Maduro?
Maduro and co-defendants face charges including narco-terrorism and cocaine importation conspiracy involving decades of collaboration with violent traffickers and rebel groups, U.S. prosecutors say.
- On Saturday a superseding indictment was unsealed after Nicolás Maduro's capture, and he was arraigned on Monday, pleading not guilty to four felony charges including narco-terrorism and weapons offenses.
- Prosecutors say Nicolás Maduro's alleged trafficking network dates back to at least 1999 and involved partnering with Colombian rebel groups and Mexican cartels to ship cocaine through Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico between 2004 and 2015.
- The indictment alleges they ordered kidnappings, beatings, and murders to protect their drug trafficking operation, including Maduro's officials and associates, with law enforcement providing cover and logistics.
- Maduro's lawyer questioned the `legality of his abduction` at Monday's arraignment, and Nicolás Maduro is expected to invoke presidential immunity; the next hearing is March 17.
- Though a 2020 indictment named Cartel de los Soles, experts dispute its formal existence and the new indictment barely cites it, while Venezuela announced it will assign 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the USA.
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What are the US charges against Venezuela's Maduro?
The US indictment of Nicolas Maduro accuses the deposed Venezuelan leader, his wife, son and senior aides of conspiring with Mexican drug cartels and Colombian rebel groups to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
The country's assets have risen in recent months in the face of increased pressure from Trump on Maduro, culminating in his capture this weekend to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S.
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