Bondi offers $50 million for information leading to Maduro’s arrest
Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced a $50 million reward for details leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is accused of violating narcotics laws by aiding drug cartels adn criminal gangs. This reward doubles a previous $25 million offer made under the Biden administration and follows earlier charges filed in 2020 in New York federal court accusing Maduro of drug-trafficking.Bondi stated that Maduro collaborates with foreign terrorist organizations such as Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa cartel, and the Cartel of the Suns to bring violence to the United States. the Department of Justice has seized over 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and more than $700 million in assets.The announcement underscores Maduro’s role as a major narcotics trafficker and national security threat. The U.S. government also does not recognize Maduro’s claimed victory in Venezuela’s disputed 2024 presidential election, instead recognizing opposition candidate edmundo Gonzalez as the legitimate winner. Maduro faces multiple federal charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy and posession of illegal weapons.
Bondi offers $50 million for information leading to Nicolas Maduro’s arrest
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday offered $50 million for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is accused of violating narcotics laws by aiding drug cartels and street gangs.
The Department of Justice and the State Department announced in a joint statement that they would double the Biden administration’s previous $25 million offer. The prior administration first offered a $15 million reward in 2020, when Maduro was hit with multiple drug-trafficking charges in New York federal court.
“Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like TdA [Tren de Aragua], Sinaloa, and Cartel of the Suns [Cartel de Soles] to bring deadly violence into our country,” Bondi said in a video. “He is one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world and a threat to our national security.”
The attorney general mentioned the Drug Enforcement Administration has seized more than 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and his associates, and the DOJ has seized more than $700 million of the Venezuelan leader’s assets. She also noted that cocaine “is often laced with fentanyl,” which has led to countless American deaths.
“Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice, and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes,” she added.
The Trump administration also disputed Maduro’s 2024 election victory, saying it doesn’t recognize him as the South American country’s rightful leader.
“Since 2020, Maduro has strangled democracy and grasped at power in Venezuela,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “Maduro claimed to have won Venezuela’s July 28, 2024, presidential election but failed to present any evidence that he had prevailed. The United States has refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of 2024 election and does not recognize him as the President of Venezuela.”
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Under the Biden administration, the United States recognized opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the president-elect of Venezuela months after the disputed election, saying he won the most votes. Critics of Maduro’s regime argued that the Venezuelan election was stolen due to widespread voter fraud.
Maduro faces several federal charges, including narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine into the U.S., possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to use and carry machine guns and destructive devices.
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