Estados Unidos amplía sanciones contra entorno familiar y presuntos socios de Nicolás Maduro
Estados Unidos anunció este viernes un nuevo paquete de sanciones dirigido contra familiares y presuntos colaboradores cercanos a Nicolás Maduro.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed new sanctions on relatives and close associates of Nicolás Maduro.
- Carlos Erik Malpica Flores, nephew of Cilia Flores, and his immediate family are among those sanctioned.
- The sanctions aim to undermine networks supporting illicit activities and the "narco-state" of Nicolás Maduro.
- U.S. officials state they will not allow Venezuela to continue "flooding our nation with deadly drugs."
- The measures involve asset freezes and prohibitions on financial transactions under U.S. jurisdiction.
- The U.S. alleges Maduro heads the "Cartel of the Suns," linked to drug trafficking and criminal organizations.
- The reward for information leading to Maduro's capture has been increased to $50 million.
- The U.S. is also conducting military operations against drug-transporting vessels and has seized a sanctioned oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude.
- A criminal case against Maduro is ongoing in the Southern District of New York.
- Panamanian lawyer Ramón Carretero and two relatives, Roberto Carretero Napolitano and Vicente Luis Carretero Napolitano, were also added to the sanctions list.