🔗 Share this article From within that Venezuelan capital stronghold all the way to the Manhattan courtroom: The Venezuelan leader's apprehension in photographs and geographic charts. The US state their military operation aimed at apprehending Venezuela's leader involved many weeks of planning, but the moment Donald Trump issued the order to commence, the mission dubbed "Absolute Resolve" was completed in approximately 150 minutes. The surprise pre-dawn attack this past weekend marked a never-before-seen event within modern politics and culminated in the detention of Venezuela's president along with his spouse, Cilia Flores. Apprehended by troops from an elite American military force while they tried to flee into a fortified safe room, the pair are currently in custody in a detention centre within New York City and face narco-terrorism accusations. The Early Morning Assault against Fuerte Tiuna As the sun rose on Saturday, the scale of the armed intervention in the capital, Venezuela's capital, was evident. Images of Fuerte Tiuna, an enormous army installation where senior leadership reside, show destroyed buildings as well as burned, smouldering cars. The location was this facility where Maduro and his wife were apprehended, Venezuelan ruling party leader a party official indicated. Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's biggest armed forces facility, was hit by US strikes early on that Saturday. Just Moments Before - Trump Gives the Command The mission began amid reports of blasts at about 2 AM local time (6:00 Greenwich Mean Time). The US disabled electricity across the capital, the President has since said, calling it "dark and deadly". The objective was to disable Venezuela's air defences and open up the path for American assault helicopters to reach Fuerte Tiuna. Our evaluation was that we had maintained totally the element of surprise", a senior military officer remarked. Strike locations encompassed the base, a port and an airport. Pictures show the complex on fire, with huge flames seen for miles. The country announced a national emergency in the wake of the US strikes. Venezuelans reported the way American choppers flew low above the city, heading for the military base. A number of the aircraft were shot at, however were still able to fly, officials said. There was a lot of gunfire," Trump noted. American aircraft soaring above the capital, with columns of smoke from prior bombings clearly visible. The Rapid On-the-Ground Operation Once on the ground, forces from the US Army's Delta Force, sprang into action. They gained access the facility just after 2 AM local time, and the Maduros "gave up" without resistance, according to accounts. However, further information emerged. They attempted to flee into a secure location, referred to as a heavily fortified bunker. "The safe place was constructed of steel, and he failed to get inside as our personnel were too quick. It featured an extremely heavy door, a very heavy door," Trump informed the media. "He made it to the door. He was unable to close it." But even if they had managed to enter the safe room, troops could have blown it open in about "47 seconds". From the Capital to New York City Currently under American detention, Nicolás Maduro and his wife were moved approximately 3,400 kilometers, to New York City. They were flown from the capital by helicopter, and transferred to the USS Iwo Jima, a warship positioned in the Caribbean. The operation was back in international waters by 04:29. Aboard the vessel where an iconic image from the entire mission emerged - the president shackled, with hearing protection and a type of blindfold that looked like opaque glasses. A photograph of Maduro reportedly taken on board the warship. After leaving the ship, he was first flown to the US Navy base in Cuba. They then traveled on a government plane to a military airfield in New York, before a final helicopter transfer to Manhattan. An aircraft carrying the Maduros lands at a helipad in New York City. Maduro could be seen flashing a peace sign upon arrival at the landing site in the city. Heavy security was present around the helipad as the Maduros arrived in Manhattan. Confronting The Legal System in US Territory That same day, footage emerged depicting the detainee at the federal drug agency's headquarters in New York. The couple are now being held in a detention centre in the city. They face charges including conspiracy to commit drug-related terrorism and cocaine trafficking, owning automatic weapons and explosives, and plots to acquire such weapons and destructive devices against the US. They are set to encounter the full wrath of the US legal system in the United States within US courtrooms," a senior legal official declared. Footage documents Maduro's arrival into American and transport to detention.