Metropolitan Detention Center — U.S. federal detention facilities
Maduro and his wife Flores have been moved to New York and face drug-trafficking charges tied to decades-long alleged cocaine shipments. A trial is scheduled for June 2027, with sovereign-immunity motions likely to shape proceedings.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been moved to a US facility after a January capture in Caracas. They face drug-trafficking and weapons charges; a June 2027 trial date has been set, with prosecutors seeking long prison terms.
Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores remain in New York custody after being charged again in a conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. They have pleaded not guilty; prosecutors oppose bail. The case, first brought six years ago, centers on narcotics trafficking tied to Venezuela’s leadership.
The United States has filed a new indictment charging Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to existing drug-trafficking and weapon charges. The couple, captured in Caracas and detained in Brooklyn, plead not guilty and await trial set for June in New York as prosecutors portray a system of repression linked to narcoterrorism and organized crime.