Venezuela’s Maduro sits in US custody as loyalists vow defiance

Venezuela’s toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the US would take control of the oil-producing nation.The image of the 63-year-old Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed en route to the US has stunned Venezuelans and was Washington’s most controversial intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama 37 years ago.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Maduro, who wished his captors a “Happy New Year” on arrival, is due to appear in a Manhattan court on Monday.‘There is fear and uncertainty’At home, his allies were still in charge and have denounced their leader’s ”kidnapping” as part of an imperialist oil grab.Streets were far quieter than usual on Sunday as Venezuelans anxiously discussed what would come next. Some stocked up on essentials but many simply hunkered indoors.“I’ve just taken the dog out