U.S. Seeking Warrants To Seize Dozens of Tankers Carrying Venezuelan Oil

Reuters, citing four unnamed sources, reported on Jan. 13 that the U.S. government has filed for court warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to the Venezuelan oil trade. The U.S. government has filed multiple civil forfeiture actions in district courts, primarily in Washington, D.C., enabling the seizure and confiscation of oil cargoes and ships that have been involved in the trade, the sources told Reuters. The exact number of seizure warrants the U.S. has filed for, and how many it has already received, is unclear, the sources said, because the filings and legal orders are not public, but they said that dozens have been filed.