U.S. maritime forces in the Caribbean apprehended a seventh Venezuelan oil tanker, Sagitta, on Tuesday morning under the banner of Operation Southern Spear.
The operation was conducted by a joint task force in support of the Department of Homeland Security and marks another step in President Donald Trump’s efforts to interdict unauthorized Venezuelan energy exports.
Officials from U.S. Southern Command released a statement on X that said the interception occurred “without incident” and is part of a broader mission to “crush illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere.”
The seizure of the Sagitta is the latest in a series of interdictions enforcing the maritime “quarantine” established by the Trump administration.
Under this policy, the United States has mandated that all Venezuelan oil exports must be coordinated through
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