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American Attorney General Paam Bandi has announced that the US will reward $ 5 million for informing the help in the arrest of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro. This amount was earlier $ 2.5 million, which has now been doubled. According to Bondi, Maduro is accused of working with the world’s largest drug smuggling network train de Aragua and Sinaloa Cartel. The US claims that Maduro and his close associates conspired to deliver the huge quantity of cocaine to America.
This is not a new charge. During the trump administration in 2020, Maduro was prosecuted in the case of “drug terrorism” and “cocaine imports” in Manhattan’s federal court. At that time the prize was $ 1.5 million, which was earlier increased by the Biden administration by $ 2.5 million and now by $ 5 million. The example of such a huge amount was earlier seen for Osama bin Laden, when the US declared a reward of $ 2.5 million after the 9/11 attacks. For Maduro, this amount has now doubled even more than that, which shows the seriousness of the allegations.
Nicolás Maduro and His Cronies Think they’re untouchable. They’re Wrong. We’re increase our reward offer for Maduro to up to $ 50 million. https://t.co/Meomegwlct pic.twitter.com/ltq1cdmuji
– US DepT of State Inl (@Stateinl) August 8, 2025
Political background and electoral dispute
Maduro has been a long -disputed face in Venezuela politics. The US, the European Union and many Latin American countries refused to consider Maduro as a valid president, calling the 2024 election rigged. Instead, he recognized the opposition candidate as a valid president. Despite this, Maduro has maintained his grip on power. Critics say that they weakened the opposition through control of government institutions, army and judiciary. The US Department of Justice seized assets worth more than $ 700 million associated with Maduro, including private jets. Bondi claimed that the seized 70 lakh tonnes of cocaine consignment is directly related to Maduro.
Today, @Thejusticedept and @Statedept Are announcing a $ 50 million reward for information leading to the Arrest of Nicolás Maduro. pic.twitter.com/d8lnqjs9yk
– Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@agpambondi) August 7, 2025
International response and potential impact
This announcement of America is not only a criminal action, but also a strategic political message. This step is considered to be an attempt to pressurize Venezuela’s internal politics and strengthen the opposition. The European Union has already imposed economic and political ban on Venezuela. Many countries of Latin America are also against the Maduro government. On the other hand, countries like Russia, China and Iran support Maduro, making this issue part of an international power-balance. Political analysts believe that such a large prize money can cause a crack in the network close to Maduro, because any person can inform America in the greed of so much money.
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