Maduro capture: Sources reveal CIA had an asset close to Venezuela president who monitored his movements and pinpointed his exact location
The CIA had a small team on the ground starting in August who were able to provide insight into Maduro’s pattern of life that made grabbing him seamless, according to one source familiar with the matter.
Trump gloats over capture of Venezuela’s Maduro, expected to be tried in US for drug trafficking
President Maduro was captured by a team that included elite US Special Forces, including the US Army’s Delta Force, a US official said. Republican US Senator Mike Lee said Secretary of State Marco Rubio had told him Maduro would stand trial on criminal charges in the US and that no further action was anticipated inside Venezuela.
