Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein set June 1, 2027, as the preliminary start date for the trial of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the narcoterrorism case they face in the United States. The decision came on Wednesday during the case's third hearing before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, which lasted only a few minutes.

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.

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have remained in a Brooklyn jail since January.