Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due back in a US court on Wednesday for a hearing over the upcoming schedule in their drug trafficking case, including a possible June 2027 trial start date.The hearing before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, scheduled to start at noon local time in Manhattan federal court, could shed light on the next steps in one of the most high-profile and consequential criminal cases in recent US history.US Special Forces captured Maduro and Flores at their heavily guarded home in Caracas during a January 3 nighttime raid ordered by President Donald Trump.
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Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are scheduled to appear in a US court on Wednesday for a hearing regarding their drug trafficking case. The hearing, before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan federal court, will address the case's upcoming schedule, potentially including a trial start date in June 2027.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are scheduled to appear in a US court on Wednesday for a hearing regarding their drug trafficking case. The hearing, before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan federal court, will address the case's upcoming schedule, potentially including a trial start date in June 2027. This proceeding could clarify the next steps in what is described as a high-profile criminal case. The article states that US Special Forces captured Maduro and Flores at their Caracas home during a January 3 raid ordered by President Donald Trump.
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The hearing is scheduled to take place in Manhattan federal court before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due in a US court for a hearing on their drug trafficking case.
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US Special Forces captured Maduro and Flores at their home in Caracas during a January 3 nighttime raid ordered by President Donald Trump.
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