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Maduro was first indicted in <strong data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"1913\">2020<\/strong> on federal drug and terror\u2011related charges, and the U.S. has in recent years increased the reward for information leading to his arrest to as much as <strong data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2079\">$50\u202fmillion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2421\">Bondi and other U.S. officials have described Maduro as deeply tied to organised criminal networks, including the so\u2011called <em data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2264\">Cartel of the Suns<\/em> and other gangs, and accused him of using Venezuela\u2019s government as a platform for narcotics trafficking and violence.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2423\" data-end=\"2464\"><strong data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2464\">Trump Frames Operation as Victory<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2743\">President Trump hailed the operation as a major success in combating drug trafficking and criminal leadership, saying it would allow the U.S. to help stabilise Venezuela. He stated the United States would oversee the country <strong data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"2705\">\u201cfor now.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2778\"><strong data-start=\"2749\" data-end=\"2778\">Reactions and Controversy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2780\" data-end=\"2840\">The raid has triggered <strong data-start=\"2803\" data-end=\"2839\">widespread international concern<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"3190\">\n<li data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2911\">\n<p data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"2911\">Venezuela\u2019s government condemned the strikes as illegal aggression.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"3012\">\n<p data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"3012\">Allies like China and many U.N. members criticised the U.S. for violating Venezuela\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3013\" data-end=\"3190\">\n<p data-start=\"3015\" data-end=\"3190\">Legal experts warn that the capture raises major <strong data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3090\">international law questions<\/strong> about using military force to detain a sitting head of state.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3213\" data-end=\"3544\">Maduro and Flores are expected to appear in a U.S. federal courtroom in New York in the coming days. 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