The rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine revealed this Monday, in a video stream, that he shared a cell with Nicolás Maduro at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, detailing the experience of cohabiting with the former Venezuelan dictator during his imprisonment.
"I got his signature, and it's legendary. He was telling me about when he was arrested, how the American military stormed into his house," assured the musician just out of detention.
Tekashi revealed that from the moment Maduro arrived at the prison, he offered his assistance: "When he arrived, I told him I would help him with whatever he needed," he stated during the stream.
"He occupied what was my bed last year, and I was in what was Diddy's bed," said the artist, referring to Sean "Diddy" Combs. He also mentioned that when the Chavista leader arrived at the prison: "He smelled bad when he came out of the box, like the terrorist unit. But then he was able to take a shower."
The rapper described how Maduro recounted his capture: "He was telling me how, when they arrested him, the American army simply came in en masse," he said, referring to the operation carried out by U.S. special forces in Caracas in January of this year.
The rapper described obtaining Maduro's signature as "legendary," and upon leaving prison recently, he demonstrated this before the cameras by showing a SpongeBob doll with the inscription: "April 2, Venezuela forever."
Maduro was captured on January 3 during the so-called "Operation Absolute Resolution," carried out by Delta Force in Caracas. He was transported aboard the USS Iwo Jima, with a stop in Guantanamo, to New York, where he entered in handcuffs at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
The former dictator faces four federal charges carrying a maximum penalty of life imprisonment: conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess war weapons.
In his first appearance before a federal judge, he declared himself innocent and affirmed that he is "the constitutional president of Venezuela" and a "prisoner of war."
Tekashi entered the same prison in early January to serve a three-month sentence for violating the terms of his probation, following charges that included possession of cocaine and ecstasy, possession of a firearm, and assaulting a man in a Florida shopping mall.
In the stream, the rapper also mentioned having crossed paths in the penitentiary with former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced to 45 years for drug trafficking and pardoned by President Donald Trump on December 1, 2025.
The Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center houses approximately 1,200 inmates and has been described by judges as a "hell on earth" due to its conditions.
In 2026, it has become the most high-profile prison in the world, also housing Luigi Mangione, Rafael Caro Quintero, and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
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