Ex-Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores seeks release from jail, citing heart ailment

Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart condition that has only gotten worse since she has been in…