Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment

Former Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores has filed a request for release from jail while awaiting trial in New York on U.S. drug trafficking charges. Flores, the wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is seeking to be moved from incarceration to home confinement, citing a heart ailment as the primary justification for the request.

The legal motion argues that Flores deserves the opportunity to await her trial proceedings under house arrest rather than in custody. The case remains a significant development involving high-level figures associated with the former Venezuelan administration as they face federal prosecution in the United States.