Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his US drug trafficking case

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court following their arrest in a January raid by U.S. forces. Maduro denies the charges and claims his capture was an illegal kidnapping, while U.S. prosecutors allege he conspired to send cocaine into the U.S. via Venezuelan law enforcement. His legal team challenges the legality of his detention, and a trial date has not yet been set.