The Sagitta is the seventh tanker apprehended in the Caribbean for defying US sanctions, according to military officials
The US has seized another crude tanker in the Caribbean suspected of carrying oil in violation of Venezuela sanctions, American military officials have said.
The seizure comes as US President Donald Trump seeks to tighten control over Venezuela’s oil exports following the January 3 raid during which the South American nation’s president, Nicolas Maduro, was abducted. It is the seventh tanker apprehended in international waters for defying unilateral US sanctions since December.
Among the vessels stopped so far by the US…
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