U.S. Raises Bounty on Venezuelan Leader Nicolás Maduro to $50M

President Donald Trump has doubled down on his administration’s effort to take down one of the Western Hemisphere’s most dangerous tyrants offering a staggering $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement Thursday, blasting Maduro’s deep-rooted ties to violent drug cartels and labeling the embattled socialist leader a direct threat to the United States.

“Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like TDA, Sinaloa, and Cartel of the Suns to bring deadly drugs and violence into our country,” Bondi said. “To date, the DEA has seized 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and his associates seven tons linked to Maduro personally.”

A Drug Lord in a Presidential Palace

• The U.S. has seized over $700 million in assets tied to Maduro, including private jets and luxury vehicles.

• Maduro is under indictment for drug trafficking, narco-terrorism, and corruption by the U.S. Department of Justice.

• The previous bounty was $25 million, raised under Biden after his regime claimed victory in yet another sham election.

Now, with Trump back in the Oval Office, the bounty has hit $50 million a clear sign that accountability is coming for Maduro and his criminal enterprise masquerading as a government.

The U.S. stopped recognizing Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate leader back in 2019 after he "won" a presidential election marred by fraud, intimidation, and totalitarian control of the media and courts. Since then, millions of Venezuelans have fled to escape starvation, political persecution, and cartel violence.

Meanwhile, Maduro’s inner circle has survived off Venezuela’s state-run oil monopoly, PDVSA, and its illicit fuel trading with rogue regimes like Iran and China.

During his first term, President Trump took a hard stance, slapping Venezuela with heavy sanctions and kneecapping Maduro’s ability to launder money through global oil markets. This past July, Trump made the controversial decision to reinstate Chevron’s export license a calculated move that secured the return of 10 American hostages from the Maduro regime.

That deal, while criticized by some, may have paved the way for renewed leverage.

“He is one of the largest narco traffickers in the world and a threat to our national security,” Bondi warned.

The message from Trump’s White House is clear: Dictators and drug lords don’t get a free pass. And Maduro is now one of the most wanted men on Earth.

As Venezuela’s economy craters and its people continue to suffer under socialism, President Trump is showing once again that America doesn’t coddle tyrants it comes after them.

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