The Trump administration has accused Venezuela’s president of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers
The United States doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro - who faces federal drug trafficking charges - to US$50 million on Thursday, a move Caracas described as “pathetic” and “ridiculous”.
Washington, which does not recognise Maduro’s past two election victories, accuses the South American country’s leader of leading a cocaine trafficking gang.
“Today, the Department of Justice and State Department are announcing a historic US$50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a video on social media.
“He is one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world and a threat to our national security.”
