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Nicolás Maduro was indicted in the Southern District of New York on multiple federal charges tied to drug trafficking in 2020.
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The Trump administration on Thursday announced a reward of USD 50 million for providing any information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
“Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like [Tren de Aragua], Sinaloa and Cartel of the Suns to bring deadly drugs and violence into our country,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a video posted on X.
According to Bondi, the Drug Enforcement Administration has so far confiscated 30 tons of cocaine connected to Maduro and his associates, and “nearly seven tons linked to Maduro himself, which represents a primary source of income for the deadly cartels based in Venezuela and Mexico.”
She added that the cocaine related to Maduro’s smuggling scheme “is often laced with fentanyl” and has caused in “the loss and destruction of countless American lives.”
Earlier in 2020, Nicolás Maduro was indicted in the Southern District of New York on multiple federal charges tied to drug trafficking. These included narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices, as well as conspiracy to possess such weapons.
After the indictment was announced, the Trump administration, during its first term, offered a $15 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest.
Earlier, the Biden administration had offered a reward of USD 25 million on January 10, which was doubled by the Trump government on Thursday.
“The DOJ has seized over USD 700 million of Maduro-linked assets, including two private jets, nine vehicles and more. Yet Maduro’s reign of terror continues,” Bondi said.
“He is one of the largest narco traffickers in the world, and a threat to our national security,” she added.
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