Trump admin offers $50M reward for arrest of Venezuelan leader Maduro
The big picture: Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the increased reward in a video posted to X that accused the Venezuelan leader of using criminal gangs including Tren de Aragua (TDA) and the Sinaloa Cartel "to bring deadly drugs and violence" into the U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an online statement said that Maduro had for over a decade "been a leader of Cartel de los Soles, which is responsible for trafficking drugs into the United States."
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Telegram called the Trump administration's announcement "the most ridiculous smokescreen ever seen" and said Venezuelan officials "repudiate this crude political propaganda operation."
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