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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.
Sky News – World Sky
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.
