Maduro and Flores Face Drug Trial | Belfast News

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are set for a high-stakes June trial in New York on drug trafficking charges, after being arrested in January and accused of orchestrating a six-year cocaine smuggling operation with Venezuelan police. Both deny the charges, calling their detention a kidnapping and invoking prisoner-of-war status and sovereign immunity as legal shields. Their defense plans to file major challenges by early September, potentially halting the case before trial, while they remain jailed without bail as the legal battle intensifies. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4aa5e524c19816c9