FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that the bureau, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other agencies were involved in the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 10, stating that it was connected to terrorist organizations.
“Today the FBI and our partners executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela … used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran,” Patel wrote in a post on X.
“The tanker has been used in recent years in an illicit shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations.”
Patel added that the White House will continue its “efforts to crush” foreign terrorist organizations and cut off their resources….