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Maduro, family and Venezuelan officials face 'narco-terrorism' grand jury indictment. Here are the charges [View all]

Source: The Independent

Saturday 03 January 2026 10:52 EST

The Department of Justice has unsealed a sweeping grand jury indictment accusing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of leading a massive cocaine trafficking operation. A 25-page document from federal prosecutors in New York City claims Maduro, his wife and Venezuelan officials have “abused their positions of public trust and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States.”

The four-count indictment, unsealed hours after Donald Trump announced the capture of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, claims the Venezuelan president and his family enriched themselves with a “cycle of narcotics-based corruption.”

That alleged drug-trafficking conspiracy “lines the pockets of Venezuelan officials and their families while also benefiting violent narco-terrorists who operate with impunity on Venezuelan soil and who help produce, protect, and transport tons of cocaine to the United States,” according to the document, which is signed by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton.

The new indictment echoes a previous 2020 indictment against the Venezuelan president, but the superseding document includes charges against his wife. Maduro’s son Nicolas Maduro Guerra and Venezuelan officials Diosdado Cabello and Ramon Rodriguez Chacn as well as the alleged head of Tren de Aragua are also charged.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/maduro-venezuela-charges-narco-terrorism-b2893964.html

Original indictment (2020) PRESS RELEASE - Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 Current and Former Venezuelan Officials Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal Charges

2020 indictment FILES (includes links to PDFs) - Documents Related to the March 26, 2020 Press Conference

Superceding indictment (2025/2026) FILE (PDF) - https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl

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Maduro, family and Venezuelan officials face 'narco-terrorism' grand jury indictment. Here are the charges [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 3 OP

something about possession of machine guns... lapfog_1 Jan 3 #1

Start locking up military people Historic NY Jan 3 #26

Cool EarlG Jan 3 #2

Don't be silly. This ain't your father's DOJ. Trumpdumper Jan 3 #3

Lol, good point EarlG Jan 3 #5

A juror could reasonably have a 'reasonable doubt' just because it's Trump et al Jack Valentino Jan 3 #24

But guess who did the first indictments - BILL BARR BumRushDaShow Jan 3 #11

NOW it all makes sense. Thank you for the Panama/Barr precedent. ancianita Jan 3 #16

IMHO, this is a BILL BARR PRODUCTION BumRushDaShow Jan 3 #18

I hope you're right. AND I hope there's intel that can prove you're right. ancianita Jan 3 #20

There was an article back in 2019 about his handling of the Mueller report BumRushDaShow Jan 3 #21

Thanks. These days, justifications, however flimsy, are made as deterrents to any of this ever seeing a courtroom ancianita Jan 3 #22

I heard a CBS news radio report this morning BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #34

Interesting... now I wonder who CBS's likely source was. ancianita Jan 4 #38

Is there a price tag on the pardon yet? Vinca Jan 3 #4

Bidding started at COL Mustard Jan 3 #6

Piker. Igel Jan 3 #10

LOLOLOL!!!! COL Mustard Jan 3 #12

Show me the hard proof, Bayard Jan 3 #7

Ya don't have to call me NAMES!!!! COL Mustard Jan 3 #13

Maduro, as President, should get the same delaying powers that Trump had. GreenWave Jan 3 #8

That would mean Maduro has to have enough funds on him for those kinds of legal moves. He doesn't. But the felon did. ancianita Jan 3 #17

If he's REALLY some kind of 'major drug kingpin', wouldn't he have some third-country bank accounts Jack Valentino Jan 3 #25

LOL ... like his federal public defender would run cash interference for him? Cute. You have to know this is about ancianita Jan 3 #27

Quite possibly you are smarter than me. You are obviously much better at 'word salad'. Jack Valentino Jan 3 #29

Okay. I understand we have different exposures to stuff. Sorry for the "you have to know." I didn't intend to patronize, ancianita Jan 3 #31

Thanks. I'm good with you also. Jack Valentino Jan 4 #32

Nah. Sometimes I just get carried away... ancianita Jan 4 #33

I think the question is, how much will Maduro have to give Trump for the pardon? LiberalArkie Jan 3 #9

"transport tons of cocaine to the United States," KS Toronado Jan 3 #14

It's because the coke is don jr. fav dope... Justice matters. Jan 3 #15

Good and reasonable question re fentanyl. But more often the felon broadly mixed it up, saying it was about drugs. ancianita Jan 3 #19

"Narco-terrorism" is not a thing. It is just a slogan. Bluetus Jan 3 #23

"They have no intention of this ever going to court. That's why Trump moved it to New York. He wants to blame Mamdani" BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #35

What's you r point? Bluetus Jan 4 #39

Well we know he is a pathological liar BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #40

Sure, but Trump will still blame "New York" Bluetus Jan 4 #42

That may be coming BumRushDaShow Jan 4 #44

"Narco-terrorism" is the latest in the grab words R's use to give their favorite media (Fox) something to hold onto. ificandream Jan 4 #41

Won't we have to prove Maduro was shipping drugs here and killing Americans? JohnnyRingo Jan 3 #28

Yep. Which is why the chances of him being convicted on those charges is extremely small. Wiz Imp Jan 3 #30

I don't see how they can convict Maduro of anything discussed in the indictment. Bluetus Jan 4 #43

The administration's conflation of The Wizard Jan 4 #36

Bullshit. Trump just freed two narcoterrorists. I hope the defense uses this in the trial. travelingthrulife Jan 4 #37

Maduro isn't a saint.. but ImmigrantsWGTJD Jan 4 #45

I hope they are tried in NYC. The Grand Illuminist Jan 4 #46