Maduro on board US military vessel, heading to New York 

United States President Donald Trump shared a photo of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, who is said to be on board the USS Iwo Jima, heading to New York.

The photo was shared on Trump’s Truth Social account around noon Saturday, hours after an early morning strike in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.

The USS Iwo Jima facilitates extensive flight operations, allowing it to act as a mobile airbase at sea for U.S. Marine Corps aviation. It is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, functioning like a small aircraft carrier with a large flight deck for various aircraft.

Maduro was captured swiftly after those strikes and is heading to New York, where he has been indicted in New York on drugs and weapons charges. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Maduro will “face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”

Trump is set to host a press conference at noon.

Meanwhile, two sources told the BBC’s US news partner, CBS, that a US military vessel carrying Maduro is expected to land later today at New York Stewart airport.

It’s a public military international airport in Orange County, New York, located in the Hudson Valley, about 60 miles north of Manhattan.

The sources say he’s in custody of the US military and is expected to be turned over to federal authorities when he lands.

Maduro is expected to be arraigned in New York Federal court in the southern district of New York next week – possibly as early as Monday.