"Known in Venezuela as the 'narco-nephews' for their involvement in drug trafficking,Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo have all been denied access to any property or financial assets held in the US, and US companies and citizens can now be penalized for doing business with them. Panamanian businessman Ramon Carretero, six firms and six Venezuela-flagged ships accused of transporting Venezuelan oil, were also included in the sanctions list."
"What the Treasury statement said "Nicolas Maduro and his criminal associates in Venezuela are flooding the United States with drugs that are poisoning the American people," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. "Under President Trump's leadership, Treasury is holding the regime and its circle of cronies and companies accountable for its continued crimes," he added. Flores and Campo had been jailed for years in the US on narcotics convictions."
The US Treasury announced sanctions targeting three nephews of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, denying them access to US-held assets and exposing US persons and companies to penalties for dealing with them. Panamanian businessman Ramón Carretero, six firms and six Venezuela-flagged ships accused of transporting Venezuelan oil were also sanctioned for facilitating oil shipments on behalf of the Venezuelan government. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Maduro and associates of flooding the United States with drugs and pledged accountability. Flores and Campo served long US narcotics sentences; one nephew had been sanctioned in 2017 and removed from the list in 2022. The US seized an oil tanker and reportedly plans further tanker seizures.
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