US authorities have taken Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to a detention center in Brooklyn, New York City, APA reports citing CNN.
The plane carrying Maduro and Flores landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York around 4:30 PM local time (12:30 AM Moscow time). The Venezuelan leader and his wife were then taken to Manhattan to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and then to a detention center. U.S. authorities used helicopters and cars to transport Maduro and Flores around New York.
According to NBC News, Maduro may appear in court in New York on January 5.
