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US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela’s President


US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela’s MaduroThe U.S. Department of State announced Friday it has raised to $25 million the reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Maduro, who has led Venezuela since 2013, faces federal charges including cocaine trafficking and weapons-related crimes.

U.S. prosecutors say that he played a central role in the Cartel of the Suns, a Venezuelan drug-trafficking organization made up of high-ranking officials.

The increase comes as a renewed push to apprehend Maduro, 62, who has been under indictment in the U.S. since 2020 for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.

According to the indictment, Maduro coordinated multi-ton cocaine shipments with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a designated terrorist organization.

U.S. authorities said Maduro directed the cartel to provide military-grade weapons to the FARC and sought its help in training an unsanctioned militia that functioned as an armed wing of the cartel. (CBSNews)



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