Recent operations have sparked significant concern among Democratic lawmakers and legal experts alike.

A video lasting just 45 seconds, shared by Bondi, captures a dramatic scene where two helicopters approach a vessel. Armed personnel, clad in camouflage, are seen descending onto the ship.

The tanker, named Skipper, departed from Venezuela’s primary oil port, Jose, between December 4 and 5. It was carrying a load of Venezuela’s Merey heavy crude, as confirmed by satellite data analyzed by TankerTrackers.com and shipping information from Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company, PDVSA.

Speaking to supporters in Caracas, a prominent figure stated, “We demand an end to the United States government’s illegal and brutal interventionism in Venezuela and throughout Latin America.”

“From Venezuela, we ask and demand an end to the illegal and brutal interventionism of the United States government in Venezuela and in Latin America,” he told supporters in Caracas.