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U.S. forces seize sixth sanctioned Venezuela-linked oil tanker

U.S. forces seized a sixth oil tanker tied to Venezuelan oil shipments during a pre-dawn operation Thursday, continuing the Trump administration’s stepped-up enforcement campaign in the Caribbean. The vessel, Motor Tanker Veronica, was taken without incident as part of Operation Southern Spear, according to U.S. Southern Command and the Department of Homeland Security. Southern Command said Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to intercept the tanker. “Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, launched from USS

 

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