Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

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Source: www.npr.org · Section: headlines · Bias: Left · Published: Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:39:19 GMT

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country