Taskin Torlak, a Turkish national, was arrested in Miami for violating U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, prosecutors said.

Federal agents arrested a Turkish national in South Florida over the weekend after they said he was involved in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to illegally sell Venezuelan oil in the U.S., in violation of sanctions against the regime of Nicolás Maduro.

Taskin Torlak, 37, faces charges of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and attempting to return to Turkey at the time of his arrest.

The US arrested a Turkish national on suspicion of conspiring to violate sanctions on Venezuela oil trading in a scheme to benefit the country’s state energy company, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

U.S. authorities have arrested a Turkish man who they allege was trying to violate sanctions by transporting oil from

U.S. authorities have arrested a Turkish man who they allege was trying to violate sanctions by transporting oil from Venezuela, the Justice Department said on Monday. The U.S. reimposed sanctions on the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA in June after what it said was the failure of President Nicolas Maduro to return to talks with the political opposition and commit to fair elections.

The United States has recently taken firm action by arresting a 37-year-old Turkish man, accusing him of attempting to illegally transport Venezuelan oil. U.S. authorities claim he tried to bypass strict sanctions that restrict trade involving oil from Venezuela,