Maduro Trial Set

A U.S. court set a June 2027 trial date for Nicolás Maduro in a drug-trafficking case.

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There Is Now a Trial Date Set for Venezuela Strongman Nicolás Maduro and His Wife

Maduro back in court: criminal trial set to begin in June 2027

US judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro

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US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein set June 1, 2027, as the trial start date for former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on US drug-trafficking charges. Maduro appeared in Manhattan federal court for his third pretrial hearing and has pleaded not guilty. Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, have been held in a Brooklyn jail since US forces seized them from their Caracas home during a military operation in January. Maduro’s lawyer plans to challenge the legality of that operation.

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