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Maduro and Wife to Face US Drug-Trafficking Trial in June 2027

A US judge set a 1 June 2027 trial date for ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on drug-trafficking charges. The couple, held at a Brooklyn jail, appeared in court on Wednesday and have pleaded not guilty. The US recently allowed Venezuela to pay for their legal defence, which had been barred under sanctions.

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The US in April allowed Venezuela to pay for Maduro's and Flores's legal defence, something previously prohibited under US sanctions.

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Venezuela’s Maduro gets June 2027 trial date in US drug-trafficking case

Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been held at Brooklyn jail and both have pleaded not guilty The ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, will go on trial on US drug trafficking charges starting on 1 June ⁠2027, a judge said ⁠on Wednesday. Maduro wore beige prison ​garb as he was led into a Manhattan courtroom by US marshals for a hearing before district judge Alvin…

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Trial date set in US drug trafficking case against Nicolas Maduro

The US in April allowed Venezuela to pay for Maduro's and Flores's legal defence, something previously prohibited under US sanctions.

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US trial date set for Venezuela's ousted president Maduro

Venezuela's captured president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a US court today over drugs trafficking charges.

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