Washington — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from what prosecutors said was his role in a scheme to import "thousands of tons" of cocaine into the United States and enrich himself, his family and senior members of the Venezuelan government.

The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking.

How the U.S. has pursued foreign leaders allegedly involved in international drug trafficking operations over the decades.

Critics shredded Trump's capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife — a month after he pardoned a former president who was convicted of drug trafficking.

The Trump administration has charged Maduro, Flores and Maduro Guerra with drug trafficking, narco-terrorism, and weapons offences. Prosecutors allege that all three conspired to traffic significant quantities of cocaine into the United States,

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, landed in New York after being captured in Caracas.