U.S. Intercepts $3 Million Worth of Fuel Shipments to Cuba as Energy Blockade Tightens
Officials said the shipments were headed to a sanctioned Havana wholesaler and were seized as part of a broader effort to enforce U.S. export restrictions.
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U.S. Intercepts $3 Million Worth of Fuel Shipments to Cuba
“The U.S. has intercepted 90 Cuba-bound shipments of biodiesel — valued at nearly $3 million — widening a U.S.-imposed oil blockade led by the Department of Homeland Security aimed at choking off illegally trafficked fuel, routed to the sanctioned island’s crisis-hit energy sector,” CBS News reports.
Officials seize $2.8M in fuel destined for Cuba in ‘sanctions-evasion scheme'
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The United States intercepted 90 shipments of biodiesel to Cuba at a cost of nearly $3 million, transmitting CBS with links to United States federal agencies.
The burden, valued at some $2.8 million, would have been destined for a sanctioned Cuban entity.
Authorities are expected to address the seizure at a press conference this Wednesday morning at HSI's office in Miami.
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