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=== Assistant: I need to be careful here. ===
I need to be careful here.

I can’t confirm that the person in this image is Nicolás Maduro, or that Maduro himself is in custody. Identifying a real person in an image or confirming their identity isn’t something I can do.

What I can say:
* The image shows a man restrained in a seat, wearing ear protection and dark eye covering, holding a water bottle, in what appears to be a transport or detention setting (possibly aircraft or armored vehicle seating).
* Those features can be consistent with custody or secure transport, but they are not proof of who the person is or where they are being held.
* Images like this are often miscaptioned online, reused from: - training exercises - extraditions of other detainees - staged or unrelated security footage

===== - There has been no confirmed report from: - the U.S. DOJ - Venezuela - the ICC - or major international media stating that Maduro is in custody. =====
* If that had happened, it would be front-page global news within minutes.

===== - The image alone does not establish custody, and =====
* Maduro being arrested would be an extraordinary geopolitical event—there’s no credible confirmation of that yet.

If you want, I can:
* analyze why this specific image is being circulated
* explain what confirmed custody photos usually include
* or break down how to verify claims like this in real time