India, Aug. 8 -- The Donald Trump-led United States administration on Thursday announced its decision to raise its reward bounty for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million, citing his alleged role in drug trafficking and ties to international cartels.

The announcement made by US Attorney General Pam Bondi reiterated the Trump administration's renewed push to bring Maduro to justice.

The renewed reward by the state department and justice department is $25 million more than the existing pool for information on Maduro.

Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement in a video posted on X, accusing the Venezuelan president of using allied "terrorist" groups to traffic illicit drugs into the US, including the dea...