委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗及其妻子西莉亚·弗洛雷斯因贩毒指控在美国面临审前听证。两人现年分别为63岁和69岁，均被羁押于布鲁克林监狱 1。
据报道，两人于1月初被美军从加拉加斯住所秘密逮捕，随后被押送至纽约 1。马杜罗对指控予以否认，在1月首次出庭时表示："我是无罪的。我是一个正直的人，是我国的合法总统" 1。西莉亚·弗洛雷斯亦未认罪 1。
该案涉及向美国贩运数千吨可卡因的指控 1，两人均面临终身监禁的潜在判罚 1。特朗普政府将此次逮捕称为"精准执法行动" 1。
马杜罗的律师巴里·波拉克计划就此次逮捕的合法性提出质疑，声称存在"军事绑架"问题 1。马杜罗亦声称自己遭到了非法绑架 1。该案最初于六年前提起 1，法官艾尔文·K·海勒斯坦尚未设定审判日期 1。
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Celia Flores faced a pretrial hearing in their US federal drug trafficking case 1. The pair was arrested by US military personnel at their residence in Caracas in early January and transported to New York to face charges 1.
Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, are currently detained at a Brooklyn facility and have entered not guilty pleas 1. They each face potential life sentences if convicted on charges related to the alleged smuggling of thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States 1.
During his initial court appearance in January, Maduro declared, "I am innocent. I am an upright man and the legitimate president of my country" 1. He maintains that he is a prisoner of war subjected to illegal abduction 1.
The Trump administration characterized the arrest as a "precision law enforcement operation" 1. Maduro's attorney, Barry Pollack, has signaled plans to challenge the legality of what he characterizes as a "military kidnapping" 1.
The underlying drug charges were originally brought six years ago 1. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has not yet set a trial date 1.
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