The motorcade with Maduro arrived at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was taken to the office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in New York. This was announced on January 4 by the Noticiac Telemundo TV channel.

"He was taken by car to the office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on 10th Avenue in New York, where he will undergo the registration procedure," the publication says.

It is specified that after this, the leader of the Bolivarian Republic should be taken to a detention center in Brooklyn.

The abyss of captivity: how and why the United States captured the president of Venezuela

Washington's actions have been condemned in many countries around the world, and an unprecedented operation could result in a military confrontation in the region.

On January 3, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had successfully launched a large-scale strike against Venezuela. He noted that Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife Celia Flores were captured and taken out of the territory of the state.

The American leader later stated that there was extensive evidence of Maduro's alleged crimes. Thus, the president of Venezuela, according to his information, personally supervised the activities of the Cartel de los Soles (Cartel of the Suns. — Ed.), who was transporting drugs to the United States.

On January 3, NBC News published footage showing how Maduro and his wife were allegedly escorted off a plane that landed in New York. According to Sky News, Maduro was surrounded by a large number of security personnel, including agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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