The plane carrying the captured dictator landed at the Stewart Air National Guard air base, approximately 100 km from New York. On recordings made available, among others, Fox News showed FBI and DEA agents standing near the machine's exit.
The former leader, accused of participating in the smuggling of cocaine into the US, is to be taken to custody in New York and is expected to hear the charges on Monday in a New York federal court.
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Where did the plane carrying Nicolas Maduro land?
When will Maduro be charged?
Which unit carried out the operation to capture Maduro?
What did the Venezuelan government accuse the US of?
US attack on Venezuela. The action was carried out by Delta Force
Sources previously reported to CBS News that the operation was carried out by Delta Force soldiers. Delta Force is a unit responsible for, among others: for the 2019 mission that resulted in the death of the then leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Approximately At 2 a.m. local time (7 a.m. in Poland) on Saturday, explosions and low-flying planes were heard in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas. The Venezuelan government accused the US of attacking targets in Caracas and other cities in the country.
A few hours later, US President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social social networking site that Maduro and his wife had been captured and taken out of the country in a successful US operation.
