United States has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to 50 million dollar, accusing him of being one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world. US President Donald Trump is a long-time critic of Maduro, who returned to office in January following an election marred by vote-rigging allegations.
The results were widely rejected by the international community. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said the new reward was pathetic and labelled it political propaganda. During Trump’s first term, the US government charged Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials with a range of offences, including narco-terrorism, corruption and drug trafficking.
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