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U.S. Sets Record $50 Million Bounty for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

U.S. terrorism designations for the cartel de los Soles preceded the reward to strengthen pressure on Maduro over narcotics allegations.

Estados unidos duplicó la recompensa por el Presidente venezolano
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El gobierno de EE.UU. duplicó la recompensa de millones de dólares por información para detener a Nicolás Maduro
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, durante los actos de celebración del aniversario de golpe fallido contra Hugo Chávez, el pasado 4 de febrero en Caracas.

Overview

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on August 7 that the reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest has been raised to $50 million, doubling the previous $25 million offer.
  • Federal indictments lodged in New York in 2020 accuse Maduro of leading the cartel de los Soles and collaborating with the Sinaloa Cartel and Tren de Aragua in a narcoterrorism and cocaine-import conspiracy.
  • The DEA reports it has seized about 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro’s network, nearly seven tons of which have been directly traced to his operations.
  • U.S. authorities have frozen and confiscated more than $700 million in assets tied to Maduro and his associates, including two private jets and nine luxury vehicles.
  • Venezuela denounced the reward as a politicized stunt and Maduro remains firmly in power beyond the reach of U.S. custody.