{"id":2529286,"date":"2026-01-03T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduro-arrives-in-new-york-city-after-capture\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:03:28","slug":"maduro-arrives-in-new-york-city-after-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduro-arrives-in-new-york-city-after-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Maduro arrives in New York City after capture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaduro-arrives-in-new-york-city-after-capture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2529286&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, who was captured early Saturday during a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-chinese-troops-on-canadian-soil-during-military-exercises\/\" title=\"Confirmed: Chinese Troops on Canadian ... During Military Exercises\">military operation<\/a>, has been flown to New York City and is expected to be booked along wiht his wife, Cilia. He arrived on U.S. soil around 5 p.m. eastern at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County, New York, was escorted by dozens of federal officers, and was than transported by DEA helicopter to a heliport in New York City. The Department of justice has brought a new indictment charging him with drug and weapons offenses, accusing him of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enabling violent narco-terrorists<\/a> who help produce, protect, and traffic cocaine to the United States. The capture followed a U.S. mission authorized by President Donald Trump that included strikes on Caracas; the operation lasted under an hour and reportedly caused injuries to some U.S. service members but no deaths. The situation is developing, with international and domestic reactions-including an upcoming U.N. Security Council meeting and political fallout in the U.S.-still unfolding.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Maduro arrives in New York City after capture<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2462593\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Venezuelan President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>, who was captured early Saturday during a U.S. military operation, has landed in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\">New York City<\/a>, where he will soon be booked along with his wife, Cilia.<\/p>\n<p>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, where he deboarded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/2007579902636360180\">surrounded<\/a> by dozens of federal officers. 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Venezuela&#8217;s new president cooperating with Trump after Maduro&#8217;s capture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>His arrival comes as he is set to stand trial on drug and weapons charges under a new indictment from the Department of Justice. The indictment mainly alleges that Maduro has been complicit in the drug trafficking trade by enabling &ldquo;violent narco-terrorists who operate with impunity on Venezuelan soil and who help produce, protect, and transport tons of cocaine to the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Maduro and his wife were taken into custody during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduro-arrives-at-new-york-air-base-after-capture\/\" title=\"Maduro arrives at New ... air base after capture\">military operation authorized<\/a> by President Donald Trump, a mission that resulted in several strikes on Caracas and Maduro and his wife&rsquo;s capture. The operation lasted under an hour and did not lead to any deaths of U.S. service members, though an unspecified number were injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4400669\/what-is-delta-force-military-unit-behind-the-venezuela-raid\/\">WHAT IS THE DELTA FORCE? 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