Maduro in New York court on US drug charges as Venezuelans grapple with his capture

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NEW YORK – Toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrived at a New York court on Jan 5 to face US drug trafficking charges after President Donald Trump’s stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in Caracas scrambling to respond. UN Chief Antonio Guterres raised concerns about instability in Venezuela and the legality of Mr Trump’s strike, the most dramatic US intervention in Latin America since the 1989 Panama invasion. US Special Forces swooped into Caracas by helicopter on Jan 3, shattered his security cordon and dragged him from the threshold of a safe room. On the morning…

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