Nephew first lady Venezuela arrested

A cousin of Venezuela's first lady was arrested and transferred to the United States on charges of drug trafficking.

Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, a nephew of the wife of the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, Cilia Flores, was flown Tuesday to New York, along with another person, Efrain Antonio Campo- Flores, the source said. Wednesday there were no documents readily available on the indictment. A spokeswoman for the US Attorney in New York declined to comment.