US Doubles Reward for Arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro to $50 Million

The U.S. government has increased its reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from $15 million to $50 million, signaling heightened efforts to hold him accountable for alleged crimes, including drug trafficking and corruption.

The U.S. has upped its reward for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million, doubling down on its 2020 indictment accusing him of drug trafficking. The U.S. refuses to recognize Maduro's recent election wins and labels him a major global drug trafficker and national security threat.

The Trump administration has increased the reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro from $25 million to $50 million, accusing him of narcoterrorism and conspiring with cartels to smuggle cocaine laced with fentanyl into the U.S. Maduro was indicted in 2020, and the U.S. is intensifying efforts to hold him accountable under Trump’s leadership.