Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been behind bars in New York since early January when forces seized them from their Caracas home for allegedly being part of a conspiracy to send cocaine into the ...
U.S. prosecutors say Maduro carried out a conspiracy to move thousands of tons of cocaine into the U.S. by colluding with Venezuelan law enforcement to help drug kingpins.
Maduro is further entitled to sovereign immunity, as the US charges relate to his alleged conduct while he was serving as president of Venezuela, the filing says.
