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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds
crime NPR Top News September 3, 2026 at 6:39 AM

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

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

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