The US Treasury Department said the ships were part of a “shadow fleet serving Venezuela,” claiming that the fleet funded Maduro's “illegal drug terrorist regime.” According to information released by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the US has added four crude oil tankers “Polaris,” “Della,” “Rosalind,” and “Warrior” to the sanctions list related to Venezuela.

The US Treasury Department said the ships were part of a “shadow fleet serving Venezuela,” claiming that the fleet funded Maduro's “illegal drug terrorist regime.” According to information released by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the US has added four crude oil tankers “Polaris,” “Della,” “Rosalind,” and “Warrior” to the sanctions list related to Venezuela.