Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Department officials sanctioned three members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's extended family and others for allegedly trafficking drugs and illicit oil.
Three nephews of Maduro's wife, a Venezuelan businessman and six shipping companies and associated vessels were sanctioned on Thursday.
"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 news release announcing the sanctions.
"These sanctions undo the Biden Administration's failed attempt to make a deal with Maduro, enabling his dictatorial and brutal control at the expense of the Venezuelan and American people," Bessent continued.
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