Overview

• U.S. officials raised the bounty from $25 million to $50 million for information leading to Nicolás Maduro’s arrest, citing alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua and Sinaloa cartel under the State Department’s Rewards for Narcotics program.
• The New York Times reported that President Trump secretly instructed the Pentagon to prepare military operations against eight drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations earlier this year.
• Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared any U.S. military action without regional approval an aggression against Latin America, and Bolivian President Luis Arce condemned the reward as a colonialist offense.
• Alejandro Moreno, leader of Mexico’s PRI, filed a formal complaint with the Fiscalía General de la República accusing Maduro of organized crime links and political interference with Mexican cartels.
• As of now, neither Maduro’s government nor Mexican prosecutors have issued public responses, and no formal investigations or enforcement steps have been announced.