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Maduro Arrest Claim

The claim that 12 judges were arrested for colluding with cartels in relation to the capture and indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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were 12 judges just arrested for colluding with the cartels

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that “12 judges” were arrested for colluding with cartels; the major contemporaneous stories detail the capture and U.S. indictment of Venezuelan Preside...