New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- A handcuffed and limping Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was seen being transported to a New York court following his capture by US forces, according to footage circulating on Monday.

Maduro, 63, was flanked by security officers as he was escorted from a detention facility to a vehicle before being transferred by helicopter across Manhattan for his court appearance.

Aerial footage of the transfer showed Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores, 69, also in handcuffs and under heavy security as she was moved between vehicles alongside her husband.

Both are scheduled to make their initial appearance at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan.

Maduro will be represented by New York-based criminal defenc...