Overview

• The $50 million reward is the highest bounty ever offered by the United States for a foreign leader, according to Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau.
• Justice Minister Pam Bondi announced the increase in a video statement, branding Maduro’s actions as “drug terrorism.”
• The Justice Department has seized over $700 million in assets tied to Maduro—including two private jets—and traced large cocaine shipments back to his network.
• US authorities accuse Maduro of collaborating with criminal groups such as Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and Cártel de los Soles in transnational drug smuggling.
• Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil condemned the move as a “miserable” propaganda stunt as Caracas rejects US non-recognition and opposition leader Edmundo González remains backed by Washington and the EU.