The Trump administration Thursday imposed new sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, a businessman close to his regime and six companies shipping its oil, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: The new sanctions, to be announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, are the latest aspect of President Trump's pressure campaign on Maduro, whom the administration has accused of leading a narco-trafficking terrorist organization. • "Nicolas Maduro and his criminal associates in Venezuela are flooding the United States with drugs that are poisoning the American people," Bessent said in written statement obtained by Axios.

Driving the news: The sanctions come a day after the U.S. seized a vessel carrying Venezuelan crude oil because it was on the Treasury Department's "

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