From within the Venezuelan capital stronghold all the way to the New York court: Maduro's capture in photographs as well as geographic charts.
American officials claim their military operation to capture Venezuela's president required many weeks of planning, however the moment the US President issued the command to commence, "Operation Absolute Resolve" only lasted about two and a half hours.
The surprise early-morning strike this past weekend represented an unprecedented event within modern politics and resulted in the detention for Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro.
Captured by troops belonging to a top-tier American military force while they tried to flee inside a fortified secure chamber, the pair are currently being held in a detention centre in New York and face drug trafficking and terrorism accusations.
The Early Morning Assault against the Military Complex
With daybreak on Saturday, the scale of the armed intervention in Caracas, the nation's primary city, became apparent.
Pictures of the vast military base, a huge military complex where senior leadership reside, reveal destroyed structures as well as burned, smouldering vehicles.
It was at this compound that Maduro and his wife were captured, a senior political figure Nahum Fernández reported.
Hours Earlier - Trump Issues the Order
"Operation Absolute Resolve" began with reports of explosions at approximately 2 AM in Caracas (06:00 GMT).
The US cut power to the city, Trump has since said, calling it "dark and deadly".
The objective was to disable Venezuela's air defense systems and open up the way for American assault helicopters to get to Fuerte Tiuna.
"We assessed that we had maintained completely the advantage of surprise," a senior military officer stated.
Targeted sites encompassed the base, a port and an airfield. Pictures depict Fuerte Tiuna engulfed in flames, with huge flames seen from a great distance.
Venezuelans reported how US military helicopters flew at low altitude over Caracas, heading for the military base.
Some of the helicopters came under fire, however managed to continue flying, officials stated.
"It was significant gunfire," Trump noted.
A Lightning-Fast On-the-Ground Operation
Once on the ground, forces from an elite special operations unit, acted with speed.
They entered to the compound just after 2 AM local time, and the presidential couple "gave up" without resistance, according to accounts.
However, further information emerged. They tried to escape into a secure location, referred to as a heavily fortified bunker.
"The safe place is all steel, and he failed to make it to the door because our guys were too quick.
It featured a very thick entryway, a massive door," the President told reporters. He reached the entrance. He could not to close it."
But even if they had succeeded to enter the safe room, forces could have blown it open in approximately "47 seconds".
From the Capital to Manhattan
Now in US custody, Nicolás Maduro and his wife were moved some 2,100 miles, to New York City.
They were taken by air from the capital by helicopter, and taken to the USS Iwo Jima, a naval vessel positioned in the Caribbean. The team was back in international waters before 4:30 AM.
Aboard the vessel that an iconic image of the whole operation emerged - the president in handcuffs, with hearing protection and darkened eyewear that looked like opaque glasses.
From the USS Iwo Jima, he was first flown at the American naval installation in Cuba.
They then traveled on a government plane to a military airfield in New York, and then via helicopter to Manhattan.
Confronting The Legal System in American Soil
On Saturday, footage emerged depicting Maduro at the Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) main office in New York.
He and Cilia Flores are now being held at a federal holding facility in the city.
They have been charged including conspiracy to commit drug-related terrorism and cocaine trafficking, owning automatic weapons and explosives, and plots to possess machine guns and bombs against the US.
"They will soon face the full wrath of the US legal system on American soil within US courtrooms," the Attorney General proclaimed.
Video documents Maduro's arrival in US and journey to detention.
