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New Details About Raid That Captured Nicolas Maduro
January 5, 2026
More details have been released about the raid that brought Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores to the United States in handcuffs. John McPhee is a former Delta Force soldier, the elite unit that carried out the raid, and he spoke with Inside Edition. The Delta Force team reached Caracas at 1 a.m. ET on Saturday morning and the operation was over at 3:30 am. An hour later, Maduro arrived in New York. Thirty-two Cubans were killed in the air strikes.













































































