President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled a $50 million reward on Thursday for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

In a Thursday video, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that the Justice Department and the State Department were increasing the reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest from $25 million to $50 million.

“Maduro uses foreign terrorist organizations like Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa, and Cartel of the Suns to bring deadly drugs and violence into our country,” Bondi said. “Today, the DEA has seized 30 tons of cocaine linked to Maduro and his associates, with nearly 7 tonnes linked to Maduro himself, which represents a primary source of income for the deadly cartels based in Venezuela and Mexico.”

In Thursday’s video, Bondi explained that cocaine is often laced with fentanyl, which causes the “loss and destruction of countless American lives.” The attorney general noted that while the Justice Department has seized more than $700 million in assets linked to the Venezuelan dictator, his “reign of terror continues” in Venezuela.

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The attorney general described Maduro as “one of the largest narco traffickers in the world” and a “threat” to the security of the United States.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice, and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes,” Bondi added. “If you have any information to bring this criminal to justice, call 1-202-307-4228 or go online.”

Earlier this year, the State Department announced that it would be increasing its $15 million reward for information on Maduro’s arrest to a $25 million reward. At the time, the State Department explained that Maduro had been charged in the Southern District of New York in March of 2020 for conspiracy to import cocaine, narco-terrorism, the possession of destructive devices and machine guns, and the conspiracy to possess destructive devices and machine guns.

In a Thursday press release, the State Department said Maduro has been a leader of Cartel de Los Soles for more than a decade. The State Department noted that Cartel de los Soles was labeled a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in July.

“Since 2020, Maduro has strangled democracy and grasped at power in Venezuela. Maduro claimed to have won Venezuela’s July 28, 2024, presidential election but failed to present any evidence that he had prevailed,” the State Department said. “The United States has refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of 2024 election and does not recognize him as the President of Venezuela.”