US forces have intercepted another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says

U.S. forces boarded different lipid tanker successful the Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. subject connected Friday, arsenic the Trump medication continues to people sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.

The pre-dawn enactment was carried retired by U.S. Marines and Navy, taking portion successful the monthslong buildup of forces successful the Caribbean, according to U.S. Southern Command, which declared "there is nary harmless haven for criminals" arsenic it announced the seizure of the vas called the Olina.

Navy officials couldn't instantly supply details astir whether the Coast Guard was portion of the unit that took power of the vas arsenic has been the lawsuit successful the erstwhile seizures. A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard said determination was nary contiguous remark connected the seizure.

The Olina is the 5th tanker that has been seized by U.S. forces arsenic portion of a broader effort by President Donald Trump's medication to power the organisation of Venezuela's lipid products globally pursuing the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro successful a astonishment nighttime raid.