U.S. launches first Operation Southern Spear strike on alleged Venezuelan cartel vessel

2025-09-02-southern-spear-first-strike

Judge sets June 2027 trial date for Maduro and Cilia Flores

2026-07-22-maduro-trial-date

U.S. resumes Caribbean boat strikes after two-month pause under new Joint Task Force

2026-08-25-southern-spear-resumes

OFAC sanctions Tareck El Aissami under the Kingpin Act

2017-02-13-ofac-el-aissami

OFAC sanctions eight Venezuelan Supreme Court officials

2017-05-18-ofac-tsj

OFAC sanctions 13 current and former Venezuelan officials

2017-07-26-ofac-officials

OFAC sanctions Diosdado Cabello and his associated network

2018-05-18-ofac-cabello

U.S. DOJ announces charges against Maduro and other officials

2020-03-26-doj-indictment

OFAC targets sanctions-evasion network connected to PDVSA flows

2020-06-18-ofac-pdvsa-network

Alex Saab appears in U.S. court after extradition from Cabo Verde

2021-10-19-alex-saab-extradition

Former Venezuelan general Cliver Alcala sentenced in U.S. court

2024-04-08-alcala-sentencing

Hugo Carvajal pleads guilty in New York federal case

2025-06-25-carvajal-plea

U.S. Treasury designates Cartel de los Soles as Specially Designated Global Terrorist

2025-07-25-treasury-sdgt-soles

State Department designates Cartel de los Soles as Foreign Terrorist Organization

2025-11-24-state-fto-soles

U.S. forces capture Nicolas Maduro in Caracas; revised indictment unsealed

2026-01-03-maduro-capture

Carvajal sentencing postponed after letter offering Maduro intel to Trump

2026-04-16-carvajal-sentencing-postponed

Alex Saab deported from Venezuela to the U.S., faces new Miami charges

2026-05-16-saab-deportation