FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released a joint statement laying out the extraordinary, months-long Trump-era law-enforcement and military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan narco-tyrant Nicolás Maduro and his transfer into United States custody. The statement, posted publicly on X, confirmed that the mission was conducted through close coordination between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Justice, the Department of War, the Department of State, and the U.S. Intelligence Community, alongside international partners. Nicolás Maduro was captured on January 3, 2026, during a large-scale U.S. military mission code-named Operation Absolute Resolve. The ground raid was executed by the U.S. Army’s Delta Force alongside FBI agents. Over 150 aircraft from the U.S. Navy,…
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