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How cocaine and corruption led to indictment of Maduro, plus what US charges he faces

The Advocate | Politics

Jan 5, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) - A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro of running a "corrupt, illegitimate government" fueled by an…

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How cocaine and corruption led to indictment of Maduro, plus what US charges he faces

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