Inside the audacious capture of Nicolas Maduro
Jan 04, 2026•5 min
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Episode description
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured in an extraordinary CIA-led operation and transported to New York. The mission involved Delta Force and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, supported by recruited assets within the Maduro government and a cyber attack that plunged Caracas into darkness at 2:01am local time. Former CIA agent Mike Baker explains the extensive planning, intelligence gathering, and rehearsals required for such high-risk operations, drawing parallels to the bin Laden raid.
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