The US has arrested a Turkish man accused of plotting to transport sanctioned Venezuelan oil using tankers with their names hidden and with electronic tracking turned off.
Taskin Torlak, 37, was arrested in Miami on Saturday as he tried to leave the US to return to Turkey, according to the US Department of Justice.
It said that Torlak and others received tens of millions of dollars for their roles in the complex scheme that included re-naming and flagging tankers, covering ship names with paint or blankets and turning off AIS systems.
