
From Maduro to Saddam, a look at foreign heads of state taken into US custody
The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, ending his nearly 13-year rule; he faces federal drug trafficking charges in the US. The detention of a sitting head of state by the US has sparked global shock, though similar actions have occurred with leaders like Noriega and Saddam Hussein. The US often cites the Ker–Frisbie Doctrine to justify trying foreign leaders in US courts, even if they were abducted.