Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro flashes a peace sign after arriving in the US following his capture by American forces
Venezuela’s ousted leader Nicolás Maduro was seen flashing a peace sign and smirking at officers as he arrived in US federal custody in New York following his dramatic arrest.
Maduro was transferred to Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center after being flown into the United States earlier on Saturday. The facility is one of the country’s most high-profile federal jails and has previously housed inmates including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Footage circulating online shows the former president throwing up a peace sign and giving a thumbs-up while handcuffed as he was escorted by law enforcement.
During a perp walk at the Drug Enforcement Administration offices in Manhattan, Maduro was also filmed wishing officers a “Happy New Year,” before attempting to speak in English and then switching to Spanish, asking, “Es buenas noches, ¿no?”, meaning, “That’s good night, right?”
