These are the charges for which the US is seeking Maduro, self-proclaimed president of Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro took office on the morning of this Friday, January 10, 2025 as self-proclaimed president of Venezuela. Amid criticism and condemnations from different countries, the third-time president according to the Venezuelan ruling party was sworn in and will go until 2031.

For this reason, USA recently announced an increase in the reward for information leading to the capture of Nicolás Maduro. The figure rose from 15 to 25 million dollars and, although the electoral aspect may have had something to do with it, there would also be reasons behind this capture linked to drug trafficking and other problems for which the North American country accuses Maduro.

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In the recent poster released by the United States, the faces of the Venezuelan Ministers of the Interior and Defense also appear, being Diosdado Hair y Vladimir Padrino López respectively. All three are requested by the US with rewards of different values ​​for those who contribute information.

Now, in the same publication of said poster, the US Department of State announced the charges for which the self-proclaimed president is requested.

According to the United States, both Maduro, Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino would be part of the Cartel of the Suns, a criminal group made up of officials of the Government of Venezuela who would take advantage of state tools and facilities for drug trafficking.

According to data cited by El Tiempo, the Venezuelan officials involved in this cartel would have provided “military grade” weapons to the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) to guard and protect cocaine shipments.

This being the case, and for several years now, Maduro has been accused of “narcoterrorism“, conspiracy to traffic cocaine and conspiracy to use and possess machine guns and other devices of destruction “in furtherance of drug-related crimes.”

What other sanctions has the Government of Nicolás Maduro received, after controversial elections in Venezuela

Last Friday, the European Union approved new sanctions against the president of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of VenezuelaCaryslia Rodríguez, as well as against fourteen other high-ranking Venezuelan officials. In total there are 69 Venezuelans from the regime sanctioned by this political community.

The United Kingdom, in the midst of the current situation in Venezuelan lands, also announced sanctions and reprisals against the members of this Government, considered fraudulent by the same European country.

“Nicolás Maduro’s claim to power is fraudulent. The result of the July elections was neither free nor fair and his regime does not represent the will of the Venezuelan people,” reads part of the UK statement.