The United States announced on Friday new sanctions against several relatives and associates of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. This move is part of Washington's efforts to dismantle what it calls a 'narcocorruption' network supporting the Venezuelan government. The U.S. Treasury Department stated in a press release that it has imposed sanctions on seven individuals linked to Maduro and his wife, accusing them of supporting a 'rogue narco-state led by Nicolás Maduro.' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, 'We will not allow Venezuela to continue to flood our nation with deadly drugs.' The sanctions specifically target direct relatives of Carlos Erik Malpica Flores—the nephew of Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores—and individuals close to him, both tied to financial operations with Maduro's administration.
