US Captures Maduro & "Brain" Cilia Flores in "Unprecedented" Venezuela Operation

• US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in an "unprecedented" military operation, now held in Brooklyn.
• Flores, dubbed "First Combatant" and "brain behind Maduro," was deliberately arrested to prevent her from mobilizing political support in Venezuela.
• The Trump administration framed "Operation Absolute Resolve" as a law-enforcement action to bypass congressional approval for a military strike.
• Both Maduro and Flores face serious drug trafficking charges, including narco-terrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine into the US.
• The US aims to dismantle the Chavismo political machinery, temporarily run Venezuela, and secure oil reserves, sparking international debate.

Why It Matters: US operation captures Maduro and his influential wife, aiming to dismantle Venezuelan political power.