In a vibrant neighborhood of Queens renowned for its Venezuelan community, residents are jubilantly celebrating the United States’ recent capture and extradition of Venezuela’s long-standing dictator.

In the heart of “Little Caracas,” a stretch along Roosevelt Avenue that weaves through the predominantly Spanish-speaking neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Corona, locals expressed to The Post their relief and satisfaction with the apprehension of former President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. This event marked a long-awaited moment of justice for many.

“This is incredible news for us because we have suffered under this man for so long. We have waited over 26 years for this,” shared Eric Gonzalez, a 41-year-old car salesman residing in Queens.

Gonzalez couldn’t contain his joy, saying, “The fact that the U.S. military went to such lengths to remove him fills us all with immense happiness,” referring to the extradition of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to the United States where they face numerous federal charges.

Originally hailing from Maracaibo, a city in northwestern Venezuela, Gonzalez has called the U.S. home for a decade. He left Venezuela in 2015, driven by his opposition to Maduro’s oppressive regime and in search of better economic prospects.

“For me, it was always so dangerous to go back because I was always against this. So every single person that is against it is in danger.”

Yesterday, his mother, who remains in Venezuela, called Gonzalez crying about what he described as a moment of hope.

“She was crying, my mom was crying in praise, she was like, ‘We can’t believe it.’ We were waiting for this for so long, you have no idea,” Gonzalez said.

Duvin Flores, a 19-year-old waiter at El Budare Cafe, said that a party of roughly 50 people celebrating Maduro’s ousting spontaneously erupted at the Roosevelt Avenue eatery on Saturday.

“Yesterday, this was a party right here, many people came, and they celebrated,” Flores said.

The waiter moved to the US from Venezuela nearly three years ago and now lives in Jackson Heights. His 60-year-old grandmother remains in the country, he said.

“People come from different countries, not only Venezuela. We have been waiting for this moment for 26 years, and we can see the liberty in Venezuela, the freedom,” Flores said.

The operation to capture Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, began at around 10:46 p.m. EST on Friday when President Trump gave the final order for the US to attack Venezuela.

The dictator was carted across the Caribbean via helicopter, amphibious assault ship, and military plane on Saturday, with a stint in Guantánamo Bay, before arriving in New York to face a litany of federal charges.

Federal prosecutors have accused Maduro of leading “a corrupt, illegitimate government that, for decades, has leveraged government power to protect and promote illegal activity, including drug trafficking,” according to his indictment.

He allegedly partnered with violent drug traffickers and narco-terrorists to bring upwards of 250 tons of cocaine into the US by 2020, prosecutors said.

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are being held in Brooklyn’s infamous Metropolitan Detention Center and are awaiting an arraignment in federal court on Monday.