The U.S. has doubled its reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over allegations of drug trafficking and links to criminal groups.

A reward for information leading to the capture of Maduro, who the US accuses of drug trafficking, has been doubled.

The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million, ramping up pressure on the authoritarian leader that began during the first Trump administration.