{"id":307575,"date":"2026-01-07T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-cilia-flores-why-the-us-captured-nicolas-maduros-wife\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:00:05","slug":"who-is-cilia-flores-why-the-us-captured-nicolas-maduros-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-cilia-flores-why-the-us-captured-nicolas-maduros-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Cilia Flores? Why the US captured Nicolas Maduro\u2019s wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/03BfEUQtlvU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who is Cilia Flores? Why the US captured Nicolas Maduro\u2019s wife\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/03BfEUQtlvU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cilia Flores&#8217; capture alongside her husband Nicolas Maduro suggests she too was more high value target than political spouse.  According to the US Justice Department, she was a major player in Maduro&#8217;s crimes &#8211; and for Venezuelans she&#8217;s long been a political player too.<br \/>\nBut exactly who is Cilia Flores?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cilia Flores&#8217; capture alongside her husband Nicolas Maduro suggests she too was more high value target than political spouse. 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