Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is seen in a new photo for the first time since arriving in the Big Apple — after he was captured by US forces in a stunning overnight operation.
The tyrant sported black sweats and a black hat sitting roughly on his head as he clutched a water bottle while being escorted by federal agents inside Manhattan’s Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Chelsea.
Perp walked.pic.twitter.com/34iIsFUDdG
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 4, 2026
In a video released by the White House of Maduro in the DEA office, on which they wrote “Perp walked,” the former dictator can be heard apparently saying “Good Night, Happy New Year.”
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He, along with his wife, Cilia Flores, were then taken to their final stop, the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, as they are set to face narco-terrorism charges in the Southern District of New York.
They are expected to appear in federal court as early as Monday.
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