US increases reward to $50 million for information leading to Maduro's arrest

The US State Department and the Department of Justice have increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to $50 million. About this reported state secretary of the country Marco Rubio.

Maduro is accused of involvement in drug trafficking and more than a decade of leading the Cartel de los Soles cartel that supplied drugs to the United States.

On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department designated the cartel a "global terrorist organization."

Rubio also noted that after the presidential election in Venezuela on July 28, 2024, Maduro declared himself the winner but did not provide any evidence. The United States has not recognized the election results and does not consider him the legitimate president.

The reward program is part of the U.S. initiative to combat transnational crime.

Information about Maduro's whereabouts can be transmitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by phone, messengers, or through US embassies and consulates abroad.

• On January 10, 2025, it became known that The United States has increased its remuneration up to $25 million for information leading to Maduro's arrest.
• On January 19, Axios wrote that trump administration wants Maduro to step down as head of Venezuela.