Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured during an attack by special US forces on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Saturday.

US intelligence agents had been secretly monitoring leftist Maduro’s every movement since August, despite his widely reported efforts to regularly change locations as tensions mounted with Washington.

US forces conducted a large-scale strike in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, following pre-dawn attacks on Caracas. Maduro faces terrorism and drug charges in New York, with the US accusing him of leading a narco-terrorist organization. The operation’s legality is debated, with experts citing potential violations of international law.