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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Venezuelan leader Maduro calls himself a ‘prisoner of war’ as he appears in US court on drug charges

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to four charges related to allegations that the ousted president and top officials in his administration steered a massive cocaine trafficking operation.

Maduro and Flores — wearing black v-neck T-shirts covering orange prison garb with khaki pants and orange slip-on shoes — shuffled into a Manhattan federal courtroom Monday for their first appearance before a judge after their capture by U.S. forces.

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