US AG Pam Bondi says Venezuela’s removed leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face American justice on new drug and terrorism charges
WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Pam Bondi has vowed that Venezuela’s toppled leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face the full wrath of American justice.
Bondi posted on X that Maduro and his wife, removed from Venezuela in a surprise overnight US military operation, will soon face justice on American soil.
The statement followed a fresh criminal indictment filed in New York.
Maduro was initially charged in 2020, but an updated indictment shared by Bondi on Saturday added his wife, Cilia Flores.
The so-called superseding indictment also targets Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, considered one of the country’s most powerful figures.
It also charges the Maduros’ adult son.
These six people are charged with being linked to Colombia’s FARC leftist guerrillas, which the US classifies as a terrorist organisation.
They are also accused of links to drug cartels to transport thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States.
In August, the Justice Department doubled to RM 236 million a reward for information leading to the arrest of Maduro and Cabello.
