Dec. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. officials unsealed the warrant issued for the seizure of the shadow fleet oil tanker The Skipper, which the U.S. military seized in international waters earlier this week.
A federal magistrate judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed the seizure warrant on Nov. 26, which U.S. forces presented upon its seizure on Wednesday in the operation led by the Coast Guard.
"As the premier United States Attorney's office leading efforts to intercept ghost vessels as well as sanctioned products, we remain committed to legally supporting President [Donald] Trump's efforts to make the world a safer place," U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said in a news release on Friday.
Pirro called the tanker's seizure an "enforcement action."
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