{"id":10818,"date":"2025-08-08T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:43:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-08T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:37:50","slug":"us-increases-reward-for-nicolas-maduros-arrest-to-50-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/us-increases-reward-for-nicolas-maduros-arrest-to-50-million\/","title":{"rendered":"US increases reward for Nicol\u00e1s Maduro&#8217;s arrest to $50 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">The US Department of Justice (DOJ) <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5442517-venezuela-maduro-reward-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">increased<\/a><\/span> the reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro to $50 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">In a video posted on X, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated, \u201cHe is one of the world&#8217;s biggest drug traffickers and a threat to our national security. For this reason, we have doubled his reward to $50 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">The Joe Biden administration had previously set the reward at $25 million. This amount was an increase from the initial $15 million offered by the Trump administration for information leading to Maduro&#8217;s capture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Maduro was targeted by the US in 2020 on charges of \u201cnarco-terrorism,\u201d with allegations that he sought to \u201cflood\u201d US communities with cocaine, effectively weaponizing the drug.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Western leaders refuse to recognize Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela, pointing to his controversial re-election in 2024 that secured his return to office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, as reported by the <em>Associated Press<\/em> (AP), said, \u201cConsidering who is doing this, we are not surprised. The person who promised Epstein&#8217;s non-existent \u2018secret list\u2019 and is embroiled in scandals for political interests. This spectacle is a joke, a desperate attempt to divert attention from her own misery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Bondi asserted that under Trump&#8217;s leadership, \u201cMaduro will not escape justice and will be held accountable for his heinous crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">Officials announced that over $700 million in assets have been seized, including two private jets and nine vehicles linked to Maduro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal my-2 break-words\">According to the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has seized 7 tons of cocaine linked to the Venezuelan leader, which was frequently trafficked by members of the Sinaloa and Cartel of the Sons gangs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Department of Justice (DOJ) increased the reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro to $50 million. In a video posted on X, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated, \u201cHe is one of the world&#8217;s biggest drug traffickers and a threat to our national security. 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