UPDATE: Maduro faces 'wrath' of US law on drug, terrorism charges: Bondi

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3 January 2026 | 13:00

Attorney General Pamela Bondi posted on X that Maduro and his wife -- who were earlier removed from Venezuela by the US military, according to Washington -- "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts."

UPDATE: Maduro faces 'wrath' of US law on drug, terrorism charges: Bondi

Colombian military personnel deployed in Cucuta, stands guard at the border crossing with neighbouring Venezuela, on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country. Photo by Schneyder MENDOZA / AFP

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said Saturday that Venezuela's captured leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face "the full wrath of American justice" under drug and terrorism charges.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi posted on X that Maduro and his wife -- who were earlier removed from Venezuela by the US military, according to Washington -- "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts."

Bondi recalled the Maduros face charges in New York federal court on existing "Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy" charges.

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