U.S. says it has seized an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela
CBC
The U.S. on Saturday seized an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on social media platform X.
"The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco terrorism in the region," Noem wrote. The U.S. Coast Guard apprehended the vessel before dawn with support from the Pentagon, she said.
The news comes days after the U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
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