The U.S. reward for information doubled, resulting in Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arresting $50 million (£37.2 million) for accusing him of being “one of the world’s largest Nalco traffickers”.
U.S. President Donald Trump, a long-time critic of Maduro, returned to office in January after being voted to charge damage. The result was widely rejected by the international community.
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the United States will double $25 million (£186 million)and said Maduro is directly related to drug smuggling operations.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said the new reward was “tragic” and marked it as “political propaganda.”
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During Trump’s first term, the U.S. government accused Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials of committing various crimes, including Nalco terrorism, corruption and drug trafficking.
At the time, the U.S. Department of Justice claimed that Maduro worked with the Colombian Rebel Group (FARC) to use cocaine as a weapon that “raised” the United States.
In a video posted on X on Thursday, Bundy accused Maduro of coordinating with the Trump administration of terrorist groups and groups such as Venezuelan gangs and powerful criminal networks such as Mexico and Sinaloa Cartel.
She claimed that the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) “grabbed 30 tons of cocaine related to Maduro and his colleagues, and had nearly 7 tons of relationship with Maduro himself.”
Maduro has previously rejected the claim that we are directly involved in drug trafficking.
Bondy’s comments are an extension of long-term tensions between the U.S. and Venezuelan governments – but the Attorney General offers no further indications of how the government envisions new appeals and cash rewards that will yield results.
Maduro is the leader of the United Socialist Party and replaced Hugo Chavez in 2013 – repeatedly accused of suppressing opposition groups and silencing Venezuela’s dissent, including the use of violence.
He protested and retained his power after last year’s controversial election.
But in June, Hugo Carvajal – formerly the head of Venezuelan military intelligence – Several drug trafficking charges convicted After being arrested in Madrid and tried in the United States.
Carvajal is a fearful Spymaster named El Pollo or Chicken, but fled Venezuela after calling on the military to support opposition candidates and overthrow Maduro.
He initially denied the drug charges, but later turned his plea into guilty, speculating that he had reached a deal with U.S. authorities to sentence less sentences in exchange for information about Maduro.
The UK and the EU announced sanctions on the Maduro government after returning to office earlier this year.
