Attorney General offers $50 million bounty for Venezuelan President

Prosecutor Bam Bondi announced on Thursday a $ 50 million reward for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.

The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the reward, up from $ 25 million. The United States accused Maduro of the help of drug gangs and street gangs, as well as operating a corrupt and repressive system.

“Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations such as TDA (Tren De Aragua), Sinaloa and Cartel of the Sun (Cartel de Sones) to bring fatal violence to our country,” Bondi said in a video message. “He is one of the largest Narco pioneers in the world and a threat to our national security.”

The United States accuses the Venezuelan regime from NARCO terrorism on alliances with Tren De Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel

Cartel of the Sun is a drug -tracting drug organization consisting of high -level Venezuelan officials. In March 2020, Maduro was accused of federal indictment of terrorist fees, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destroyed devices, and conspiring to possess machine guns and destroyed devices.

So far, the DEA has seized 30 tons of cocaine associated with Maduro and its partners. She said that the drugs are a basic source of income for Mexican and Venezuelan dignities.

Bondi noted that cocaine is often with fentanel, which leads to the loss of thousands of American spirits. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio Maduro, who said he was not the legitimate leader of the South American nation after his victory in the disputed 2024 elections.

“Since the dictator Nicholas Maduro challenged the will of the Venezuelan people by declaring it basically the winner, the United States is still firm in its steadfast support for Venezuela’s restoration of the democratic system and justice,” Rubio said last month. “Maduro is not president of Venezuela and his regime is not the legitimate government.”

Rubio Rips Maduro in Venezuela as a “Narco-Terrorist” leader threatens us after one year of the disputed elections

Prosecutor Bam Bondi announced on Thursday a $ 50 million reward for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. (Getty Images)

“Maduro is the leader of the designated Narco terrorist organization Cartel de Los Sols, who is responsible for drug trafficking to the United States and Europe,” Rubio continued. “Maduro, who is currently accused by our nation, has spoiled Venezuela institutions to help the criminal NARCO tracking scheme in the United States.”

In January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a $ 25 million reward for the arrest of Moduro.

The agency said that Moduro participated in a violent conspiracy of terrorism with the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Colombia (FARC), a dedicated foreign terrorist organization. In addition, Maduro negotiated multiple shipments of the FARC cocaine; Cartcl directed a crew to provide military degree weapons to FARC; Coordinator with drug dealers in Honduras and other countries to facilitate a wide range of drugs; He asked for help from the FARC leadership in training an unstelling militia group operating, in essence, as a unit of armed forces for Cartel from the Suns.

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In addition to the charges against it, the Ministry of Justice seized more than $ 700 million of assets associated with Maduro, including two private planes and vehicles nine vehicles.