Outrageous: Criminal US sanctions Libya oil 'smugglers'

The United States has issued a new round of sanctions targeting oil smugglers in Libya aimed at blocking exploitation of natural resources that is driving instability, the US Treasury Department said on Monday.

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In a statement, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it was sanctioning six people, 24 companies and seven vessels in a move that prohibits Americans from engaging with those targeted and freezes any related property under US jurisdictions.
The sanctions target people from Libya, Malta and Egypt for "involvement in the smuggling of petroleum products from Libya to Europe".
Issued under the authority of a 2016 executive order by then President Barack Obama, companies based in Italy, Libya and Malta are also targets, the statement said.
Darren Debono, a Maltese former international footballer, allegedly formed with others an "unofficial consortium" to smuggle Libyan oil into a Malta and Italy, the Treasury's Office said. The scheme generated about $37 million.

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Outrageous: Criminal US sanctions Libya oil 'smugglers'

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