Rubio slams ‘narco-terrorist’ Maduro as Venezuela holds municipal elections

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio knocks on the Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro on Sunday, when the South America states municipal elections to fill the municipal positions and thousands of council seats.

Municipal competitions occur one day before the first anniversary of the Venezuela presidential elections, which the United States and international observers have convicted of widespread as illegal. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has risen pressure against Maduro in recent days, as Treasury Secretary Scott Beesint accused the foreign president of being the leader of an entity that helps terrorism against the United States.

“One year after the dictator Nicholas Maduro, the Will of the Venezuelan people challenged his basis to the winner, the United States is still firm in its steadfast support for Venezuela’s restoration of the democratic system and justice,” Rubio said in a statement on Sunday. “Maduro is not president of Venezuela and his regime is not the legitimate government.”

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“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.”

The Ministry of Justice has accused Maduro and 14 former and current officials in Venezuelans in Narko, terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking, and other criminal charges in March 2020. At the beginning of this year, 10 days before President Donald Trump returned to his post, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs increased the reward for information that led to the interruption of Madan from $ 15 million to $ 25 million.

Rubio added on Sunday: “For years, Maduro and his cars, who manipulated the Venezuela electoral regime to maintain their illegal grip on power.” “By scheduling the municipal elections on the eve of the anniversary of the presidential elections on the 28th of July, the regime again aims to deploy the army and the police to suppress the will of the Venezuelan people.”

“The United States will continue to work with our partners to hold the corrupt, criminal and illegitimate regime. Those who steal the elections and use the power to understand power undermine the interests of US national security.”

Maduro became the Venezuelan President in 2013, but the United States has not recognized his presidency since 2019. The United States and other countries refused to recognize Maduro as a winner in the Venezuelan elections in July 2024, citing widespread fraud.

A relative of the detained persons during the disputed protests on July 28, 2024 participated in the presidential elections in the protest calling for their release in front of the Caracas Public Prosecutor’s Office on July 16, 2025. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

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On Friday, the Treasury approved that the Cartel de Los Souls, also known as a Cartel of Senz, as a “specially dedicated global terrorist”. The United States claims that Cartel de Los Sols is headed by Maduro and other high -ranking Venezuelan individuals in his system “who spoiled government institutions in Venezuela, including parts of intelligence services, the legislature, and the judiciary, to help the Cartitals to trade in the United States in the United States.”

The United States claims that the group, which is based in Venezuela, provides material support for a liter de Aragoa and Cartel Sinalua. The Trump Terrin de Aragua and Cartel Sino administration as foreign terrorist organizations in February.

According to the Ministry of Treasury, the name Cartel de Los Sones is derived from Sun Insignias often photographed on the uniform of Venezuelan military officials.

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The mayor of Chakao, Gustavo Duque, is speaking to supporters at the beginning of the campaign for the municipal elections in Karacas on July 11, 2025. Elections will be held for mayors and consultants on July 27. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

The Cartel “supports Trine de Aragua in implementing its goal of using illegal flood as a weapon against the United States,” according to the Treasury.

Pesin said on Friday that the new procedure “reveals the facilitation of the illegal Maduro regime of Urtabiya through terrorist groups such as Cartel de Los Souls.”

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He added: “The Treasury will continue to implement President Trump’s pledge to put America in the first place by taking strict measures on violent organizations including Trine de Aragoa, Cinewa Cartel, and their Masters, such as Cartel de Los Salls.”