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The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrest

  • Written by Eduardo Gamarra, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrestThis isn't going to stop in the U.S. just because Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested.Floris Leeuwenberg, Corbis Documentary/Getty Images

Donald Trump has flagged Venezuelan drug trafficking as a key reason for the U.S. military operation on Jan. 3, 2026, that captured President Nicolás Maduro and whisked him to New York...

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