Maduro, family and Venezuelan officials face 'narco-terrorism' grand jury indictment. Here are the charges [View all]

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Source: The Independent

Saturday 03 January 2026 10:52 EST


The Department of Justice has unsealed a sweeping grand jury indictment accusing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of leading a massive cocaine trafficking operation. A 25-page document from federal prosecutors in New York City claims Maduro, his wife and Venezuelan officials have “abused their positions of public trust and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States.”

The four-count indictment, unsealed hours after Donald Trump announced the capture of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, claims the Venezuelan president and his family enriched themselves with a “cycle of narcotics-based corruption.”

That alleged drug-trafficking conspiracy “lines the pockets of Venezuelan officials and their families while also benefiting violent narco-terrorists who operate with impunity on Venezuelan soil and who help produce, protect, and transport tons of cocaine to the United States,” according to the document, which is signed by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton.

The new indictment echoes a previous 2020 indictment against the Venezuelan president, but the superseding document includes charges against his wife. Maduro’s son Nicolas Maduro Guerra and Venezuelan officials Diosdado Cabello and Ramon Rodriguez Chacn as well as the alleged head of Tren de Aragua are also charged.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/maduro-venezuela-charges-narco-terrorism-b2893964.html

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Original indictment (2020) PRESS RELEASE - Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 Current and Former Venezuelan Officials Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal Charges

2020 indictment FILES (includes links to PDFs) - Documents Related to the March 26, 2020 Press Conference


Superceding indictment (2025/2026) FILE (PDF) - https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl