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American officials claim the armed forces mission aimed at apprehending Venezuela's president took months of planning, however the moment Donald Trump gave the command to commence, the mission dubbed "Absolute Resolve" concluded after approximately two and a half hours.

The shocking early-morning attack this past weekend signified a historic event in contemporary international relations and culminated in the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro.

Captured by troops from a top-tier American military force when they tried to escape inside a heavily secured panic room, the two are currently detained in a detention centre within New York City and are confronting drug trafficking and terrorism indictments.

A Early Morning Assault against the Military Complex

At sunrise that morning, the scale of the military operation in the capital, the nation's capital, was clear.

Photographs of the vast military base, a huge military complex in which top government officials live, show blasted buildings as well as charred, smoking vehicles.

The location was this facility where the president and first lady were captured, a senior political figure a party official stated.

Just Moments Before - Trump Gives the Command

The mission commenced amid reports of blasts at approximately 02:00 local time (6:00 Greenwich Mean Time).

The US disabled electricity across the capital, the President has since said, describing it as "dark and deadly".

The objective was to neutralize the nation's air defense systems and open up the way for US military helicopters to reach the target.

Our evaluation was that we successfully kept totally the element of surprise", a senior military officer commented.

Targeted sites encompassed the compound, a port and an airfield. Images depict Fuerte Tiuna engulfed in flames, with massive fires seen from a great distance.

Residents have described how American choppers flew at low altitude over Caracas, en route to the military base.

Some of the helicopters were shot at, however managed to continue flying, officials stated.

There was significant weapons fire," Trump added.

The Rapid On-the-Ground Operation

Once on the ground, troops from the US Army's Delta Force, sprang into action.

They gained access the facility at 02:01 Caracas time, and the presidential couple "gave up" without resistance, according to reports.

However, further information were provided. They attempted to flee into a safe place, referred to as a heavily fortified bunker.

The secure room is all steel, and he wasn't able to make it inside because our guys were too quick.

It featured a very thick entryway, a massive door," Trump informed the media. He reached to the door. He was unable to close it."

But even if they had managed to get into the bunker, troops could have blown it open in approximately "under a minute."

From the Capital to New York City

Currently under American detention, the couple were moved approximately 2,100 miles, to New York City.

They were taken by air from the capital via chopper, and transferred to the USS Iwo Jima, a naval vessel stationed in the Caribbean. The team was back "over the water" by 04:29.

Aboard the vessel where an iconic image from the entire mission was captured - Maduro in handcuffs, with hearing protection and darkened eyewear resembling opaque glasses.

After leaving the ship, his initial stop was to the US Navy base at Guantánamo Bay.

They then traveled on a government plane to a military airfield in New York state, before a final helicopter transfer into New York City.

Confronting The Legal System on US Territory

That same day, a video emerged depicting Maduro at the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) main office in the city.

He and Cilia Flores are presently being held in a detention centre in the city.

They have been charged including conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking, owning automatic weapons and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the US.

"They will soon face the complete force of the US legal system in the United States within US courtrooms," the Attorney General declared.

Footage documents Maduro's arrival into American and transport to detention.