US Raids Venezuelan Fortress, Captures Two People Who Were Not Mad At All
KEY POINTS
- •President Trump announced US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on January 3, 2026, after a large-scale strike.
- •Attorney General Pamela Bondi revealed an expanded indictment including Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores, and son Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra for drug and weapons charges.
- •Venezuela reported the US strikes hit Caracas and adjacent states, while Caracas accused Washington of aiming to overthrow its government.
On January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump triumphantly announced the US military had stormed an alleged Venezuelan 'fortress' to capture Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in what sounds like a budget-friendly sequel to the 2011 Osama bin Laden raid. The extravagantly organized raid reportedly involved 'a couple of guys' and a helicopter that took some fire but, miraculously, zero fatalities — because why solve problems by actually killing anyone? Meanwhile, Attorney General Pamela Bondi expanded a 2020 indictment to drag Maduro's son, Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, into the mix, charging them all with narco-terrorism, drug trafficking, and machine gun use. Venezuela protested about strikes in Caracas and neighboring states like Miranda and Aragua, insisting Washington just wants a regime change cosplay. This military soap opera has a plot refresh worthy of binge-watching: legal drama, helicopter gunfire, and chilly attempts to build a model of Maduro's house, all topped with the Southern District of New York throwing indictments like party favors. Expect more spicy updates in the DOJ's Venezuelan hit parade.
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US raids Venezuelan 'fortress,' captures Maduro family like they're the Kardashians of narco-terrorism. Helicopters took fire, zero deaths, and apparently, a model house needed for cosplay justice.
Maduro’s family just got indicted in America’s most dramatic extended narco-trafficking Netflix special—helicopters, steel 'safety spaces,' and model houses included.
Trump’s precision raid sounds less like military ops and more like an episode of HGTV: Narco Edition featuring model houses and ‘a couple of guys’ in helicopters.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/3/2026 | Author: Jake Epstein,Kaja Whitehouse
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