Why has Donald Trump attacked Venezuela and taken Maduro?

The US has been ramping up pressure on the Venezuelan leader since Trump took office last January.

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It comes after US forces captured the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro following strikes on the country.

Maduro and his wife have been brought to the US, where he has been indicted on drug charges in New York.

The strikes inside Venezuela come after a US pressure campaign against the Maduro government, which the Trump administration accuses of flooding the US with drugs and gang members.

Here what has led up to this moment.