NEW YORK: Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife will go on trial in the United States in June 2027, a court ruled Wednesday, after the US military captured them in a stunning nighttime raid in January. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for more than seven months after pleading not guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges. American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas on January 3.

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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.