NEW YORK (Diya TV) — A newly posted sealed superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York accuses Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and several top allies of using state power for years to support large-scale cocaine trafficking into the United States, while partnering with multiple violent criminal and U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations.
The indictment names Nicolás Maduro Moros, Diosdado Cabello Rondón, Ramón Rodríguez Chacín, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, and Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores (identified as a leader of Tren de Aragua) as defendants.
According to the filing, the alleged conspiracy stretches from around 1999 through 2025, and describes links between Venezuelan officials and groups including the FARC/related successors, ELN, Sinaloa Cartel, the Zetas (CDN), and Tren de Aragua, which the document notes are designated as foreign terrorist organizations during relevant periods.
What the U.S. says the defendants are charged with
The superseding indictment lays out four main counts, including:
- Narco-terrorism conspiracy (Count One)
- Cocaine importation conspiracy (Count Two)
- Firearms allegations tied to drug trafficking, including machineguns and destructive devices (Count Three)
- Conspiracy involving machineguns and destructive devices (Count Four)
The filing also includes forfeiture allegations, seeking proceeds and property tied to the alleged drug and firearms offenses.
This is a criminal allegation in a court filing, and the case will ultimately hinge on evidence presented through the judicial process.
