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The Trump administration is doubling down on Venezuela's president
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now offering $50 million for information leading to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro
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up from the previous $25 million bounty. The announcement came from Attorney General Pam Bondi, who posted this on X
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Under President Trump's leadership, Maduro will not escape justice, and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes
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The first Trump administration indicted Maduro in 2020 on narco-terrorism charges, offering a $15 million reward
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President Biden later raised it to $25 million, and now it's $50 million
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An arrest is not likely, but the move puts global pressure on a leader the United States
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has not recognized since 2019, citing fraud in both the 2018 and 2024 elections
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Bondi accuses Maduro of working with international drug cartels to flood the United States with cocaine
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Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like TDA Sinaloa and Cartel of the Sons to bring deadly drugs and violence into our country To date the DEA has seized 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro
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and his associates with nearly seven tons linked to Maduro himself. He is one of the largest
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narco traffickers in the world and a threat to our national security. Maduro has long denied any
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connection to the drug cartels. His foreign minister responded to Bondi's announcement
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with a yawning emoji on social media, calling it a distraction from the White House's domestic
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agenda. President Trump previously imposed sanctions on the Maduro regime, blocking access to the U.S. banking system and halting Venezuelan oil imports. President Biden eased
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some of those in exchange for promises of fair elections, promises the U.S. says Maduro failed
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to keep. That led to new sanctions and the bounty bump from 15 million to 25 million that has now
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doubled again. For more unbiased updates, download the Straight Arrow News app or go to san.com
