Maduro Trial Date Set for June 2027

A U.S. federal judge set a June 2027 trial date for former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on drug trafficking charges.

Supporters and opponents of the former leader protested outside the federal courthouse in New York as the date was announced.

The couple faces life in prison if convicted on charges that they conspired with Colombian rebel groups to flood the United States with cocaine.

The case represents one of the highest-profile prosecutions of a former head of state in U.S. history and has significant implications for U.S.-Latin American relations.