With 200 personnel and 150 aircraft.. Washington reveals the backstage of the 'swift operation' to kidnap Maduro in the heart of Caracas

In the first official disclosure of the size of the military force that carried out the most violent breach of sovereignty in Latin America, US Secretary of War "Pete Hegseth" revealed new details on Monday about the operation to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Hegseth confirmed that about 200 elite American personnel managed to infiltrate the heart of the capital Caracas and abduct Maduro and his wife, in a swift military operation that ended the left-wing rule that lasted twelve years.

According to the details provided by the Secretary of Defense during a speech before sailors in Virginia, the field force was supported by a massive air cover involving more than 150 military aircraft.

These aircraft undertook multiple tasks, starting from striking and paralyzing Venezuelan air defenses, up to transporting forces via helicopters to ground zero in the heart of the capital.

Hegseth emphasized the success of the operation with ease without recording any human losses among the American forces.

This operation comes as a culmination of years of pursuit, where Washington had offered a huge financial reward of 50 million dollars for any information leading to the arrest of Maduro, whom it accuses of leading a drug trafficking cartel.

In a new legal confrontation, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared on Monday before a court in New York, where they pleaded not guilty to all charges against them.

It is worth noting that Maduro had clung to power for more than a decade through elections described by international circles as tainted by fraud, while he ruled the country with what resembles an "iron fist".

While Washington views this operation as a victory for "law enforcement", observers see that this dramatic shift will open the door to a new phase of political uncertainty in Venezuela.