Coverage dated August 7, 2025

Trump doubles Nicolas Maduro bounty, offers $50 million reward for arrest of Venezuela

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Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020, during the first Trump presidency on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine.

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  1. Breitbart News

    U.S. Doubles Bounty on Nicolas Maduro to $50 Million (opens Breitbart News)

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    The United States doubles its reward for the arrest and/or conviction of Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro to $50 million.

  2. Al Jazeera

    US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s President Maduro to $50m (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Venezuelan president one of the world’s ‘largest narco-traffickers’.

  3. CBS News

    Trump doubles Nicolas Maduro bounty, offers $50 million reward for arrest of Venezuela (opens CBS News)

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    Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020, during the first Trump presidency on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine.

  4. CNN

    Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face US drug charges (opens CNN)

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    The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine.

  5. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump offers $50M for Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro arrest (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The Trump administration is doubling to $50M a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

  6. The Guardian

    Trump administration doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to $50m (opens The Guardian)

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    Nicolás Maduro was indicted in 2020 on federal charges of narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine

  7. New Hampshire Union Leader

    US offers $50 million for Maduro’s arrest, calling him a top narco-trafficker (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The U.S. government has announced an unprecedented $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of heading one of the world’s most

  8. BNO News

    U.S. offers $50 million reward for information leading to arrest of Nicolas Maduro (opens BNO News)

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    The U.S. Department of Justice and State Department have announced a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, doubling the previous amount. The reward, described as “historic” by Attorney General Pamela Bondi, is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to bring …

  9. Deutsche Welle

    US doubles bounty on Venezuela's Maduro to $50 million – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The US has accused the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of being the world's biggest drug trafficker. Now it's doubled what it'll pay for information leading to his arrest.

  10. UPI

    U.S. increases bounty to $50M for Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro (opens UPI)

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    The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million, ramping up pressure on the authoritarian leader that began during the first Trump administration.

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