Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- The US government has offered a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the Venezuela President, Nicolas Maduro.

In a video announcing the reward on X, the Attorney General, Pam Bondi, on Thursday, said, "Under President Trump's leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes."

The US accused him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers, working with cartels who flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine.

The recently announced $50 million bounty for the arrest of Venezuela's sitting leader is double the $25 million reward announced earlier in the year.

In the video, Ms Bondi accused Mr Maduro of working with Tren de Aragua and Carte...