U.S. Increases Pressure on Maduro With New Sanctions, Revokes Visas of Associates

U.S. Increases Pressure on Maduro With New Sanctions, Revokes Visas of Associates
A Venezuelan flag waves above the corporate logo of Banesco bank at one of their office complexes in Caracas, Venezuela May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello
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WASHINGTON–The United States imposed new sanctions on six Venezuelan security officials and revoked the visas of dozens of associates and their families with ties to illegitimate socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro, in the latest move to pile pressure on him to step down.

The U.S. Treasury said the six current or former security officials controlled groups that blocked humanitarian aid from reaching people in Venezuela last weekend from neighboring countries Colombia and Brazil.