The U.S. military has seized another fugitive oil tanker linked to Venezuela in the Caribbean, marking the sixth vessel captured as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against illicit oil trafficking.
U.S. Southern Command announced Thursday that American forces intercepted the Motor/Tanker Veronica during a pre-dawn operation carried out by Marines and sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear.
“In another pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, launched from USS Gerald R. Ford and apprehended Motor/Tanker Veronica without incident,” the command said in a statement.