The United States doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro—who faces federal drug trafficking charges—to $50 million on Thursday, a move Maduro-led Venezuelan government described as “pathetic” and “ridiculous.”
Washington, which does not recognise Maduro’s past two election victories, accuses the South American country’s leader of leading a cocaine trafficking gang.
“Today, the Department of Justice and State Department are announcing a historic $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a video on social media.
“He is one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world and a threat to our national security.”