The US Department of State and the Department of Justice are announcing a reward offer increase of up to $50 million under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Nicolás Maduro for violating U.S. narcotics laws. Maduro is using the musical network El Sistema for his propaganda. Goeffrey Baker states in the Guardian article, “El Sistema is essentially a political organisation … because it’s run out of the office of the president and its board of directors includes high-profile politicians including Nicolás Maduro’s son and Delcy Rodríguez. »

The US press information says: « For over a decade, Maduro has been a leader of Cartel de los Soles, which is responsible for trafficking drugs into the United States.  On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated Cartel de Los Soles as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

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 United States has refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of 2024 election and does not recognize him as the President of Venezuela. »