Before federal judge Alvin Hellerstein, Maduro was formally notified of the serious charges brought against him by U.S. justice, including narcoterrorism and other major crimes linked to transnational criminal networks. Charges he had consistently rejected in the past, but which have now caught up with him on the very soil of his main adversary.
The indictment was not limited to the former strongman of Caracas. It also targeted his wife, his son, and several senior figures of his regime, all suspected of having taken part in a system of power combining corruption, drug trafficking, and political repression. On Saturday evening, a plane carrying Nicolás Maduro and his wife landed in New York, symbolically sealing the collapse of a regime long protected by dubious ideological alliances.
Meanwhile, the Washington Post and U.S. officials confirmed that American forces deployed in the Caribbean region are on high alert, raising the threat of a military escalation in the event of further destabilization. About twelve warships, supported by dozens of fighter jets and drones, are mobilized.
This spectacular downfall stands as a major strategic setback for his allies, foremost among them the Algerian military regime, the main sponsor of the Polisario. For years, Maduro had served as a diplomatic relay in Latin America to defend positions hostile to Morocco’s territorial integrity over its Sahara. His judicial and political collapse now leaves Algiers and the Polisario deprived of a loud but now discredited supporter.
From Caracas to Manhattan, the trajectory of Nicolás Maduro has ended in disgrace. An ending that illustrates the failure of an axis built on confrontation, ideology, and unnatural alliances, at a time when the international scene is being reshaped around pragmatism, legitimacy, and responsibility.
Translated from Abderrazzak Boussaid’s French article – le7tv