Two former DEA agents ask for the $50 million reward for Maduro
Four months have passed since the fall of Nicolás Maduro. Through a movie-like operation, US military personnel entered Venezuelan soil, reached Fuerte Tiuna, and extracted the dictator.
TL;DR
- Nicolás Maduro was captured on January 3, 2026, by US military forces in an operation named Absolute Resolution, which also led to the detention of Cilia Flores.
- The operation, lasting about 40 minutes, was reportedly to fulfill judicial orders related to drug trafficking charges.
- Maduro and Flores were taken to a detention center in Brooklyn, New York, where Maduro declared himself innocent and the legitimate president of Venezuela.
- The Venezuelan Supreme Court declared Maduro temporarily absent and granted presidential functions to Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.
- Two former DEA agents claim to have supplied crucial information, using unconventional methods including commercial entertainment platforms.
- The agents have requested the $50 million reward but have not received a response and report their families have been threatened.