Maduro taken to Brooklyn detention centre
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to US media reports. The facility is known for housing other high-profile inmates, including Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean "Diddy" Combs.
Maduro was taken into custody after arriving at a US military base earlier on Saturday. Following his extradition, he was processed at the offices of the US Drug Enforcement Administration in New York and formally indicted on drugs and weapons charges before being transferred to the Brooklyn facility. Maduro has previously denied US allegations of leading a drug cartel.
He and his wife are scheduled to be arraigned before a judge in New York at an unspecified future date.
As the initial shock settles in Caracas, Venezuelans are reacting to the capture of their president with a mixture of hope, fear and uncertainty. Following a night marked by explosions in the Caracas Valley, public sentiment on the streets ranged from celebration to condemnation.
Dina, a local resident, told the BBC she was grateful to the US for "taking Maduro out of here," adding that she could "at least see some light at the end of the tunnel again."
Meanwhile, supporters of Maduro's government have rallied in the capital, demanding his release. Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez, a staunch government loyalist, joined the protests, condemning what she called the "kidnapping" of Maduro.
New satellite images analysed by BBC Verify show significant damage to several structures within a prominent Venezuelan military complex following US strikes on Saturday morning. At least six buildings appear to have sustained serious damage.
One image from the northern edge of the facility shows smoke rising from a large structure with red roofs, with three smaller buildings to the south almost completely destroyed.
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