'I am innocent': Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in first court appearance

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores appeared before a Manhattan federal judge on Monday.

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• Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in a Manhattan court on drug-trafficking charges.
• The Venezuelan president and Flores pleaded not guilty to the federal charges facing them.
• US forces captured the pair over the weekend during a military raid on Caracas.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro defiantly proclaimed...