US offers $50M for information leading to arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world".
US President Donald Trump is a long-time critic of Maduro, who returned to office in January following an election marred by vote-rigging allegations. The results were widely rejected by the international community.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the US would double its already announced reward of $25m (£18.6m), and said Maduro was directly linked to drug smuggling operations.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said the new reward was "pathetic" and labelled it "political propaganda".
More here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy1wn1x521o
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