U.S. Sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro’s 3 Nephews As Pressure Campaign Ratchets Up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday against three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and others as President Donald Trump aimed to put more pressure on the South American nation.
The new sanctions against Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo came a day after Trump announced the US seizure. oil tanker Off the coast of Venezuela. The sanctions also include six companies accused of transporting Venezuelan oil.
Ahead of the official announcement later Thursday, a Treasury official confirmed the sanctions on condition of anonymity.
The sanctions are intended to prevent these individuals from accessing any property or financial assets held in the United States, and the penalties are intended to prevent U.S. companies and citizens from doing business with them. Banks and financial institutions that violate this restriction subject themselves to sanctions or enforcement actions.
This isn’t the first time Maduro’s family has been involved in a political feud.
In October 2022, Venezuela releases seven detained Americans In exchange for the United States to release Flores and Campo, who have been in prison for years on narcotics charges.
The latest US actions against Venezuela follow a series of events. Deadly US attacks on boats allegedly involved in drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean, where it has killed at least 87 people since the beginning of September.
Trump has justified the attacks He suggested that escalation was necessary to stop the flow of drugs into the United States and that the United States was taking an initiative in this regard. “Gunfight” with drug cartels.
