US files for warrants to seize dozens more Venezuela-linked oil tankers

Actions enable confiscations

The US Government has filed multiple civil forfeiture actions in district courts, primarily in Washington, DC, enabling the seizure and confiscation of oil cargoes and ships that have been involved in the trade, the sources told Reuters. They declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.

The exact number of seizure warrants the US has filed for, and how many it has already received, is unclear, the sources said, because the filings and legal orders are not public. Dozens have been filed, they added.