Maduro Trial Set
A U.S. court set a June 2027 trial date for Nicolás Maduro in a drug-trafficking case.
July 22, 2026 · Updated Jul 22, 4:34pm ET
Al JazeeraUS judge sets 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro
Washington TimesVenezuela’s Nicolas Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case
The GuardianVenezuela’s Maduro gets June 2027 trial date in US drug-trafficking case
New York PostVenezuela’s Maduro due back in US court amid high-profile drug trafficking case
El PaisMaduro back in court: criminal trial set to begin in June 2027
RedStateThere Is Now a Trial Date Set for Venezuela Strongman Nicolás Maduro and His Wife
PJ MediaMaduro Appears in Court. Now We Know When His Trial Will Be.
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What happened
US District Judge Alvin HellersteinAlvin HellersteinAmerican judge set June 1, 2027, as the trial start date for former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás MaduroVenezuelan politician and his wife, Cilia Flores
Cilia FloresFirst Lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026, on US drug-trafficking charges. Maduro appeared in Manhattan federal court for his third pretrial hearing and has pleaded not guilty. Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, have been held in a Brooklyn jail since US forces seized them from their Caracas home during a military operation in January. Maduro’s lawyer plans to challenge the legality of that operation.
