STORY: Still pictures taken on Saturday (January 3) show Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro surrounded by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, after arriving in New York following his capture in a U.S. military operation.

In one of the pictures Maduro is seen next to DEA administrator Terry Cole. Another shows Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, being led by an agent.

Maduro is in a New York detention center awaiting a Monday (January 05) court appearance on drug charges. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his seizure from Venezuela on Saturday and said the U.S. would take control of the country.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 3, 2026) (HANDOUT VIA REUTERS, THESE IMAGES HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY; IMAGE PIXELATED FROM SOURCE – Access all) (MUTE)

1. STILL PICTURE OF VENEZUELA'S CAPTURED PRESIDENT, NICOLAS MADURO NEXT TO U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) ADMINISTRATOR TERRY COLE AND SURROUNDED BY OTHER DEA AGENTS (BLURRED AT SOURCE) AS HE IS LED IN CUSTODY FROM A U.S. FEDERAL AIRPLANE, AT STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE

2. STILL PICTURE OF MADURO WITH COLE AND OTHER DEA AGENTS (BLURRED AT SOURCE)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 3, 2026) (HANDOUT VIA REUTERS, THESE IMAGES HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY; IMAGE PIXELATED FROM SOURCE – Access all) (MUTE)

3. STILL PICTURE OF MADURO BEING LED BY DEA AGENTS AFTER ARRIVING IN NEW YORK

4. STILL PICTURE OF CILIA FLORES, WIFE OF VENEZUELA'S CAPTURED PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO, BEING LED BY DEA AGENT AFTER ARRIVING IN NEW YORK