US arrests Turk for allegedly trying to break Venezuela sanctions

FILE PHOTO: The docks of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA subsidiary VOPAK Venezuela are seen on the Waikiki beach, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela February 10, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have arrested a Turkish man who they allege was trying to violate sanctions by transporting oil from Venezuela, the Justice Department said on Monday.

The U.S. reimposed sanctions on the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA in June after what it said was the failure of President Nicolas Maduro to return to talks with the political opposition and commit to fair elections.