India, Jan. 4 -- Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrived in New York City late Saturday to face US criminal charges after federal prosecutors unsealed a sweeping indictment accusing him of leading a long-running narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.

The indictment was made public by US Attorney General Pam Bondi and filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors allege Maduro used state power to move massive quantities of cocaine toward the United States over more than two decades.

Maduro is charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, firearms offenses and related crimes. The conduct is alleged to have begun around 1999 and continued through 2025.

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