Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s deposed leader, has been seen for the first time in clear footage under federal custody in the United States after arriving in New York City, according to videos obtained by TMZ. The outlet reported that it secured two clips filmed shortly after Maduro’s arrival, showing him appearing calm despite facing US drug-trafficking charges. In one video, Maduro is escorted from a vehicle by law-enforcement officials and briefly flashes a peace sign as he passes the camera. Another clip shows a heavy security detail walking him across an airport tarmac and into an unmarked building.The White House also released a clip of Maduro’s perp walk, showing two DEA agents leading him down a hallway while he wished onlookers a happy new year.CNN reported it saw a person believed to be Maduro disembark from a plane earlier in the day, but the video was taken from high above and it was hard to make out much of him in the crowd of law enforcement officers. TMZ reported he was then flown by helicopter to a secondary location, where the videos it obtained were taken.President Donald Trump announced Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were arrested after a large-scale military action in Venezuela. President Trump said the United States will “run” Venezuela “until such time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition.”Maduro was being held in MDC Brooklyn, a prison that held Diddy during his sex trafficking trial and currently held Luigi Mangione.
