Trump doubles reward up to $ 50 million for arrest of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro: 'Pathetic'

The Trump administration allegedly doubled a reward for $ 50 million for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a video on Thursday announcing the reward: “Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes.” Why does Trump want to arrest Maduro? Trump accused Maduro of being one of the largest Narco-Taffickers in the world and worked with cartels to flood the US with Fentanyl-linked cocaine, reports the Associated Press. Maduro was charged in the Federal Court in Manhattan in 2020, during the first Trump presidency, along with several close allies on federal charges of Narco terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. At the time, the US offered a $ 15 million reward for its arrest. It was later raised by the Biden Administration to $ 25 million -the same amount offered by the US for the capturing of Osama bin Laden after the attacks on September 11, 2001. Despite the great abundance, Maduro remains hedging after he disregarded the US, the European Union and various Latin American governments, who sent his re -election of 2024 and Venezuela acknowledged. Last month, the Trump administration entered into an agreement to ensure the release of ten Americans who were jailed in Caracas in exchange for Venezuela who were deported by the United States to El Salvador by the Trump administration’s immigration. Shortly thereafter, the White House reversed the course and allowed us to resume the oil producer Chevron in Venezuela after it was previously blocked by US sanctions. Bondi said the Justice Department seized more than $ 700 million to assets linked to Maduro, including two private jets, saying 7 million tonnes seized cocaine was traced directly to the left leader. Maduro’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.