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Last Update2025-08-31
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Event Overview
Escalation of transnational law enforcement pressure marked by the substantial increase in monetary incentives for the capture of foreign political figures. This development exemplifies the broader trend of leveraging legal and financial mechanisms as tools of international policy, amidst allegations of criminal cooperation and cross-border security threats. The situation also highlights the use of public accusations and military deployments in attempts to influence foreign governance and internal affairs.
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Trump doubles Nicolas Maduro bounty, offers $50 million reward for arrest of Venezuela's president
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has increased the reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million. The new bounty doubles the previous reward amount. This announcement was made explicitly by the Trump administration as reported in the article. The reward is being offered for Maduro's arrest.
U.S. Doubles Reward for Arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50 Million
On Thursday, U.S. officials increased the reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from $25 million to $50 million. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the new reward in a video posted to X, accusing Maduro of using criminal gangs, including Tren de Aragua (TDA) and the Sinaloa Cartel, to bring deadly drugs and violence into the United States. Alongside this, the United States has deployed multiple warships and 4,000 troops to the southern Caribbean near Venezuela's territorial waters in what it says is an anti-drug trafficking operation. In response, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated that there is "no way" American troops could invade Venezuela and said the country is prepared to defend its "peace, sovereignty and territorial integrity." The United States has made no public threat to invade, but the deployment and increased bounty come as Washington accuses Maduro of heading the Cartel de los Soles, designated by the Trump administration as a terrorist organization. The Justice Department also seized a plane belonging to Maduro last year, citing a violation of U.S. sanctions. Following a call from Maduro, thousands of Venezuelans have joined the country’s militia in response to perceived threats by the U.S., and Caracas has petitioned the United Nations to demand an immediate cessation of the U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean.