DEA whistleblowers want whopping $50M reward for ‘abandoned’ informants who helped Nicolas Maduro’s capture
Two DEA whistleblowers are seeking a $50 million reward on behalf of informants who provided critical intelligence leading to the capture and extradition of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The informants, embedded within Maduro’s regime, supplied detailed information on his whereabouts, military installations, and underground facilities, which was shared with U.S. officials and military units. The whistleblowers argue the sources, motivated by patriotism and personal loss, were promised rewards and protection for their role in the operation.
- ▪DEA whistleblowers Wesley Tabor and an agent known as 'Mack' are demanding a $50 million reward for Venezuelan informants who aided in Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
- ▪The informants provided precise intelligence on Maduro’s location, protective detail, bunkers, tunnels, and gold stockpiles, which was passed to U.S. authorities and military forces.
- ▪Tabor submitted a sworn affidavit detailing briefings he gave to retired Gen. Michael Flynn and former DEA official John Moynihan in September 2025.
- ▪The State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program offered up to $50 million in August 2025 for information leading to Maduro’s arrest on U.S. narcotics charges.
- ▪Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former President Trump commented on the operation, with Rubio joking the U.S. had 'saved $50 million' after Maduro’s capture.
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Politics DEA whistleblowers want whopping $50M reward for ‘abandoned’ informants who helped Nicolas Maduro’s capture By Josh Christenson Published May 1, 2026, 2:26 p.m. ET Two Drug Enforcement Administration whistleblowers are demanding a $50 million reward on behalf of sources who helped provide information critical to the capture and extradition of ex-Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. The informants infiltrated “every node” of Maduro’s regime and then risked their lives to get tips about the Caracas strongman’s precise whereabouts back to the the DEA and high-level military members, according to the whistleblowers.
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