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EPISODE · Jan 6, 2026 · 21 MIN

"DICTATOR DOWN: MADURO CAPTURED, ARRAIGNED & FACING LIFE IN PRISON"

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Reid Carter covers the most audacious military operation since Noriega. Saturday morning, Delta Force and FBI agents raided Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's fortified compound in Caracas while US forces disabled air defenses and cut power to the capital. Maduro and wife Cilia Flores captured attempting to reach their safe room. Transported to USS Iwo Jima, then Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center. Yesterday: arraignment before Judge Alvin Hellerstein on drug trafficking charges carrying life imprisonment. Maduro's lawyers will argue sovereign immunity. Legal experts say it won't work. The Noriega playbook applies. America's most wanted dictator finally faces American justice.Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll!Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America.Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform. You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show.But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes.We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

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