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Venezuela's deposed Maduro pleads not guilty, insists still president

This courtroom sketch shows deposed President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, at Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse on January 5, 2026 in New York. [AFP]

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid on his home in Caracas.

Maduro, 63, told a federal judge in Manhattan "I'm innocent. I'm not guilty."

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