Treasury Department officials sanctioned three members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's family and others for trafficking drugs, illicit oil.

The new sanctions on Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo come a day after Trump announced that the U.S. had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

Estados Unidos impuso sanciones a tres sobrinos del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, a los que acusa de tener vínculos con el narcotráfico.

Treasury Department officials sanctioned three members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's family and others for trafficking drugs, illicit oil.

The White House plans to move the tanker to a US port and seize the oil on board, a move Caracas has labelled as an act of "international piracy".

Vessels targeted by the US are supertankers that recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela.

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury imposed new sanctions Thursday against three of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s relatives as well as six companies shipping the South American…

President Donald Trump’s administration ratchets up pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro

US President Trump imposes new sanctions on Maduro family members as he ups pressure to oust Venezuelan president.