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How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro

How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro

NEW YORK (AP) — A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” fueled by an extensive drug-trafficking operation that flooded the U.S. with thousands of tons of cocaine.

Associated Press
Jan 04, 2026
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