The US has doubled its award for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50m (£37.2m) as it accuses him of working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine.

At the time Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020 on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, the US offered a $15m reward for his arrest.

Under US President Donald Trump's predecessor Joe Biden , the offer went up to $25m - the same amount the US offered for the capture of Osama bin Laden following the 11 September 2001 attacks.

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

Ms Bondi said the

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