{"id":155,"date":"2026-01-04T12:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=155"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:40:23","slug":"ousted-venezuelan-dictator-nicolas-maduro-arrives-in-nyc-by-helicopter-hours-after-capture-by-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro arrives in NYC by helicopter hours after capture by US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, touched down in New York City Saturday night after being captured by US forces \u2014 and were greeted by jeers of \u201cDown with the dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair \u2014 who landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Upstate Newburgh around 5 p.m. \u2014 arrived via helicopter at a Manhattan heliport just before 7 p.m. and were hauled away in a heavily armed tactical vehicle called a \u201cBearcat\u201d surrounded by a small motorcade.<\/p>\n

Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, will first be transported to the Drug Enforcement Administration Headquarters in Chelsea, where he was processed before returning to the West 30th Street Heliport and choppered to Brooklyn, sources told The Post.<\/p>\n

He took off after 8 p.m., and was seen on video being flown down the West Side of Manhattan and past the Statue of Liberty before heading to Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

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One of the helicopters believed to be carrying Venezuela\u2019s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives after they were captured overnight in Venezuela, at the Westside Heliport in New York City, U.S., January 3, 2026.REUTERS
\n<\/span><\/span>In Brooklyn, a motorcade was set to take the couple to the Metropolitan Detention Center, as they are set to face narco-terrorism charges in the Southern District of New York, sources said.<\/p>\n

Outside a large crowd of opponents of his regime gathered to give him a Bronx cheer in Brooklyn, yelling things like \u201cShame on you\u201d and \u201cDirty Scumbag!\u201d<\/p>\n

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DEA awaiting arrival of Nicolas Maduro chopper at W 34st heliport.Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nicolas Maduro chopper arrival at W 34st heliport.Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife arriving by helicopter in Manhattan as seen from Weehawken, NJ on January 3, 2026.Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro lands at the 30th St. heliport.Aristide Economopoulos<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Officers patrol outside the Metropolitan Detention Center.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tyrant is expected in the federal court as early as Monday.<\/p>\n

The Venezuelan leader and his wife were captured by US forces during a high-stakes military operation Saturday morning in Caracas, leaving the South American country in a constitutional crisis.<\/p>\n

Maduro and Flores were charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the latest on Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s capture:<\/h2>\n
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  • Ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro arrives in NYC by helicopter hours after capture by US<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Venezuelan VP appears to defy Trump, calls Maduro \u2018only president\u2019 in fiery speech<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, Cilia Flores land in New York to face trial after capture in Venezuela<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Trump issues thinly veiled warning to Mexico, slams Cuba, Colombia after US strikes Venezuela, arrests Maduro<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Maduro, his family, cronies hit with narco-terrorism, weapons charges: SDNY indictment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Maduro\u2019s son, Nicholas Ernesto Maduro Guerra, who\u2019s known as \u201cThe Prince,\u201d was also charged alongside his parents for the illegal trafficking of thousands of tons of cocaine.<\/p>\n

    Trump said the couple will face the \u201cfull wrath of American justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Info: https:\/\/nypost.com\/<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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