U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, following the lead of President Donald Trump’s anti-drug policy, is introducing legislation to target Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and suspected drug trafficking under his regime.
At a Friday news conference in Doral, Moody announced the introduced two bills — the Stop Maduro Act and BOLIVAR Act . The Maduro Act would authorize a $100 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest. The BOLIVAR Act would prevent the U.S. government from contracting companies that do business with the Venezuelan government.
Moody described the proposed measures during a panel discussion Friday with Venezuelan American leaders, Miami-Dade law enforcement officials and former Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó .
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