- Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a Manhattan judge to dismiss U.S. drug charges, arguing they have sovereign immunity as Venezuela's president and first lady.
- The couple were seized in a dramatic U.S. raid in January, are jailed in Brooklyn, and both plead not guilty, saying the accusations are false.
- Their trial is set for June 1 (oral arguments Nov. 17); prosecutors allege a massive cocaine-trafficking conspiracy that could bring life sentences.
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