Trump Admin Taunts Maduro With Video Arriving In DEA Office: 'Perp Walked'

One of the Trump administration's social media accounts taunted Nicolas Maduro after his capture in Venezuela, posting a picture of him arriving in a DEA office in New York.

"Perp walked," reads the caption of the White House's rapid response social media account. The video shows Maduro walking into the building along with different officers saying "good night, happy new year."

Maduro was captured in the early hours of Saturday after Trump gave the green light to "Operation Absolute Resolve." Elite troops had trained for months to execute the operation, even using a replica of the presidential compound based on gathered intelligence.

Months earlier, the CIA had sent a small team inside the South American country to track Maduro's locations and movements, providing key intelligence that led to his capture.

CNN reported that the team was sent to the country over the summer. One source operated within the authoritarian government and assisted the U.S. with tracking Maduro before the operation.

"CIA covertly inserted a small team into Venezuela in the summer that was able to provide deep insight into Maduro's pattern of life, which made it possible to snatch him so easily when the time came," the source told the outlet

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were finally taken and could make a court appearance as soon as Monday, according to NBC News. They have been charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation and conspiracy and weapons offenses.

Trump said that top U.S. officials will work with a "team" to help run Venezuela until a democratic transition takes place. The team will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

"It's largely going to be, for a period of time, the people that are standing right behind me. We're going to be running it. We're going to be bringing it back," Trump said during a press conference in his Mar-a-Lago club.