Tekashi 6ix9ine Claims He Shared a Cell with Maduro in Brooklyn

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine made a startling revelation on Monday during a video stream, claiming that he shared a cell with former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He provided detailed accounts of their time together in confinement.

"I got his autograph, and it's legendary. He told me about his arrest, how the American military stormed his house," the rapper, recently released from the detention center, stated.

Tekashi recounted offering his assistance to Maduro upon his arrival at the facility: "When he came in, I told him I'd help with whatever he needed," he said during the stream.

"He took what used to be my bed last year, and I had the one Diddy used to have," the artist remarked, referring to Sean "Diddy" Combs. Additionally, he mentioned that when the Chavista leader first arrived at the detention center, "He smelled bad coming out of the box, like the terrorist unit. But then he got to shower."

The rapper shared how Maduro described his capture: "He told me how, when he was arrested, the American military just stormed in," Tekashi recounted, referring to the U.S. special forces operation executed in Caracas in January of this year.

Tekashi called obtaining Maduro's signature "legendary," and upon his release, he showcased a SpongeBob doll with the inscription: "April 2, Venezuela forever."

Maduro was apprehended on January 3 during the operation known as "Operation Absolute Resolution," carried out by Delta Force in Caracas. He was transported aboard the USS Iwo Jima, with a stopover in Guantanamo, to New York, where he was brought handcuffed into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

The former dictator faces four federal charges carrying a potential life sentence: conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess weapons of war.

In his initial appearance before a federal judge, he pleaded not guilty, claiming to be "the constitutional president of Venezuela" and a "prisoner of war."

Tekashi had entered the same facility in early January to serve a three-month sentence for violating probation terms, following charges including possession of cocaine and ecstasy, firearm possession, and assaulting a man in a Florida shopping mall.

During the stream, the rapper also mentioned crossing paths with former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández at the detention center, who was sentenced to 45 years for drug trafficking but pardoned by President Donald Trump on December 1, 2025.

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn houses approximately 1,200 inmates and has been described by judges as a "hell on earth" due to its conditions.

As of 2026, it has gained notoriety as the most high-profile prison in the world, also holding figures like Luigi Mangione, Rafael Caro Quintero, and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.