Ex-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro asks to dismiss drug charges
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Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
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What happened
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
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