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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
New York, January 3 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were captured in a large-scale US military operation in Venezuela early Saturday morning, will be held in a detention center in New York, CNN reported.
According to multiple reports and video footage, the military plane carrying the presidential couple landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, around 5:00 p.m. (22:00 GMT) on Saturday.
According to a U.S. Department of Justice indictment unsealed Saturday, Maduro and several others will be charged next week in the Southern District of New York with conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of weapons and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess weapons and destructive devices.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he called US President Donald Trump directly on Saturday to express his opposition to "regime change attempts in violation of federal and international law." Several people demonstrated against the US military operation in Venezuela at Newburgh Air Force Base.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez demanded the "immediate release" of N. Maduro and S. Flores at a meeting of the Defense Council broadcast on state television on Saturday. –0–
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