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 US arrested a Turkish national on suspicion of conspiring to violate sanctions on Venezuela oil trading in a scheme to benefit the country’s state energy company, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

The United States has recently taken firm action by arresting a 37-year-old Turkish man, accusing him of attempting to illegally transport Venezuelan oil. U.S. authorities claim he tried to bypass strict sanctions that restrict trade involving oil from Venezuela,