Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and US prosecutors proposed a June 2027 trial date. This joint proposal came ahead of a scheduled court hearing in Manhattan. Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face drug trafficking charges in the United States. They were captured by US Special Forces in Caracas during a January raid. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them.

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NEW YORK - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the US Justice Department on Tuesday proposed starting his criminal trial in June 2027, according to a court filing.