Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4550x3033+0+0/resize/4550x3033!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2F17%2F0b0e0d784cda945766085a16dabd%2Fap26246079436460.jpg' alt='FILE - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 10, 2025.'/><p>Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country</p><p>(Image credit: Ariana Cubillos)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-141764' />