Florida Considering Charges Against Maduro, DeSantis Says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) reveals the state’s latest immigration enforcement efforts at a press conference at Deportation Depot in Sanderson on Jan. 5, 2025. Natasha Holt for The Epoch TimesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Jan. 6 that the state’s attorney general is “looking very seriously” at bringing charges against former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who remains in U.S. custody in New York amid a federal indictment.During a press conference on Tuesday, DeSantis said he would support Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier possibly bringing state charges against Maduro, accusing the captured leader of funneling drugs and waves of illegal immigration to Florida and other states.