The Donald Trump administration said Saturday that Venezuela's captured leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife will face "the full wrath of American justice" under drug and terrorism charges.
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi posted on X that Maduro and his wife – who were earlier removed from Venezuela by the US military, according to Washington – "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts."
Bondi recalled the Maduros face charges in New York federal court on existing "narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy" charges.
Trump announced Saturday that US forces had captured Maduro after bombing the capital Caracas and other cities in a dramatic climax to a months-long stand-off.
In a series of fast-moving events, Caracas was rocked by explosions, accompanied by the sound of attack helicopters, around 2am Caracas time.
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