Maduro lands in New York after being captured by US forces | ABC NEWS
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have arrived in New York to face narcoterrorism and weapon charges after being captured by US special forces from Caracas.
US President Donald Trump claims Washington will ‘run’ Venezuela and take over the country’s oil industry, while Venezuelan Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez refuses to acknowledge any leader other than Maduro.
International law experts have raised questions of the legality of the US operation to seize the deposed Venezuelan leader.
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