Overview

• The Justice and State Departments announced a $50 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest on charges including narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking.
• Bondi accused Maduro of collaborating with foreign terrorist outfits such as Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa cartel and the Cartel de los Soles to smuggle deadly drugs into the United States.
• The DEA has seized 30 tons of cocaine tied to Maduro and his associates—with nearly seven tons traced directly to him—and the DOJ has confiscated over $700 million in assets, including private jets and nine vehicles.
• The bounty on Maduro has climbed from $15 million in 2020 to $25 million in January 2025 and now stands at $50 million as part of an intensified legal campaign.
• Despite U.S. non-recognition of his presidency since 2019 and sweeping oil-sector sanctions, Maduro remains firmly in control of Venezuela.