U.S. Threatens Sanctions After Maduro Arrests Guaido Allies

The Trump administration threatened to sanction members of Venezuela’s security forces after the nation’s embattled president, Nicolas Maduro, began cracking down on allies of opposition leader Juan Guaido.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the announcement “puts Venezuela’s military and intelligence services, as well as those who support them, on notice that their continued backing of the illegitimate Maduro regime will be met with serious consequences.”