Protesters celebrate and denounce US capture of Maduro outside New York court

Some demonstrators celebrated the Venezuelan president's detention while others spoke out against US imperialism

Dozens of demonstrators of various stripes gathered outside the federal courthouse in freezing temperatures in New York on Monday to express their views on the US criminal charges against Venezuela's forcibly removed president, Nicolas Maduro.

As Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges related to international drug trafficking and weapons charges inside the heavily secured court, Alejandro Flores joined other Venezuelans outside in chants that celebrated the detention of the Latin American dictator since the early hours of Saturday.