The United States on
Thursday slammed a $15million bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The reward is for
information that could lead to his for drug-trafficking charges.
Secretary of State,
Mike Pompeo made the announcement as the Justice Department unsealed charges
against Maduro and associates.
“The Venezuelan
people deserve a transparent, responsible, representative government that
serves the needs of the people — and that does not betray the trust of the
people by condoning or employing public officials that engage in illicit
narcotics trafficking,” Pompeo said.
The Justice
Department accused Maduro and others narco-terrorism and drug smuggling into
the United States.
Attorney General
William Barr said charges involved some 15 defendants between Maduro and other
political and military leaders in Venezuela.
He noted that
Venezuela allegedly allows Colombians linked with the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia to use its airspace to fly cocaine north through Central
America to destinations in North America.
U.S. Attorney for
the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman, explained that the scheme
between the Colombians and Venezuelans had been operating for some two decades.
President Donald
Trump administration considers Maduro an illegitimate president following his
controversial election.
Washington openly
supported major opponent, Juan Guaidó, and recognises him as the legitimate
winner of that poll.
Trump invited Guaidó
to the State of the Union address early February.
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