US Attorney General Reveals Charges Against Venezuela’s Maduro After Reported Military Capture

By Enemona Samuel Endurance | The Bureau News

Nigeria News Today: The United States Attorney General has revealed the charges Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro now faces following reports that he was captured during a U.S. military operation that struck key locations in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.

The development followed coordinated U.S. military strikes carried out in the early hours of Saturday, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between Washington and Caracas.

Videos purportedly showing the strikes began circulating widely on social media shortly after the operation. Moments later, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed American involvement via a post on his Truth Social platform.

In the post, Trump claimed that U.S. forces had captured President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of Venezuela.

“The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country,” Trump wrote.

He added that the operation was conducted “in conjunction with U.S. law enforcement” and announced that further details would be provided during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago.

Confirming the legal dimension of the operation, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said both Maduro and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York.

According to Bondi, Maduro faces multiple charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, as well as conspiracy to possess prohibited weapons against the United States.

“They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts,” Bondi said, while commending the U.S. military for what she described as a successful mission.

The Attorney General, however, did not disclose the specific charges filed against Cilia Flores.

Reacting to the developments, Venezuela’s Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, said the government had not been officially informed of President Maduro’s whereabouts and demanded immediate proof of life for both Maduro and his wife.

Meanwhile, Venezuela’s Defence Minister, Vladimir Padrino López, described the strikes as the “worst aggression” against the country in its history and called for a united national resistance.

López stated that the armed forces were acting under standing orders issued by Maduro and confirmed that all military units had been placed on full deployment.

As reported by The Bureau News, the situation has raised global concerns over the risk of wider regional instability if diplomatic efforts fail to de-escalate the crisis.