Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela's president to face US drug charges

The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and accusing him of working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. The announcement was made Thursday by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020 on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. Maduro remains entrenched after defying the U.S. and several Latin American governments who condemned his 2024 reelection as a sham and recognized his opponent as Venezuela’s duly elected president.