Maduro arrives at New York air base after capture
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was captured in a U.S. military operation at his Caracas palace and flown to teh United States, landing at stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County, New York, at about 5 p.m.Eastern. He was earlier boarded onto the USS Iwo Jima and faces drug and weapons charges; U.S. officials plan to transfer him by helicopter to New York City for processing. The operation, authorized by President Donald Trump, included strikes on Caracas and led to Maduro and his wife’s capture.Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez has been named interim president and is reported to be cooperating with U.S. authorities, while international reactions include calls for an emergency UN Security Council meeting. This remains a developing story.
Maduro arrives at New York air base after capture
The plane carrying former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was captured early Saturday during a U.S. military operation, has landed at an air base in New York.
Maduro arrived on U.S. soil at around 5 p.m. Eastern after being taken into custody by U.S. officials at at his palace in Caracas, Venezuela. The U.S. plane carrying him landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County, New York.
His arrival comes as he is to stand trial on drug and weapons charges. Maduro had earlier been boarded on the USS Iwo Jima after being taken into custody during a military operation authorized by President Donald Trump that resulted in several strikes on Caracas and Maduro and his wife’s capture.
According to a local report, Maduro will soon be boarded onto a helicopter that will land in New York City, where he will be processed.
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