In a big bombshell report, it was revealed that a U.S. federal agent devised a covert plan to recruit Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s personal pilot to secretly divert the president’s plane so that U.S. authorities could capture the leader and bring him to face drug trafficking charges. The effort, which unfolded over 16 months, included promises of immense financial reward and elaborate espionage tactics reminiscent of the Cold War. This plot highlights the Trump administration’s intensified campaign against Maduro, which included authorizing CIA covert actions in Venezuela, offering a $50 million bounty for Maduro’s capture, and deploying a naval strike group to the Caribbean.