In an extremely rare criminal case brought against a foreign head of state, the department accused Maduro of being the leader of a cocaine trafficking group called “The Cartel of the Suns.” ...

On the same day Nicolás Maduro was sworn in to serve a six-year term as the president of Venezuela, the U.S. announced a $25 ...

The increase to $25 million reflects "the gravity of his crimes and the continued threat he poses," a senior official said.

Cliver Alcalá, 62, was found to have acted along with other high-ranking Venezuelan officials as the leader and manager of the Cartel of the Suns, “abusing the Venezuelan people and corrupting ...

As in the earlier cases, Heath and Khan in their lawsuit accused Maduro of controlling the “Cartel of the Suns,” a purported drug-smuggling ring involving top Venezuelan officials and ...