Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores will go on trial on US drug trafficking charges starting on June 1, 2027, a judge said yesterday.
Maduro wore beige prison garb as he was led into a Manhattan courtroom by US marshals for a hearing before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in one of the most consequential criminal cases in recent US history.
US commandos captured Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, at their heavily guarded home in Caracas during a January 3 nighttime military raid ordered by President Donald Trump.
Defense lawyer Barry Pollack said on Wednesday he would seek to dismiss the case on the basis that Maduro should be immune from prosecution as the head of a sovereign state.
Maduro faces four felony counts including narcoterrorism conspiracy and cocaine importation conspiracy. He could face a life sentence if convicted.
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