In a post on X this morning, the Defense Department confirmed that it seized another oil tanker, the veronica, in the Caribbean.

“In another pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, launched from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and apprehended Motor/Tanker Veronica without incident,” the Southern Command’s X account wrote.

“The Veronica is the latest tanker operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, proving the effectiveness of Operation Southern Spear yet again,” the account added.

It’s at least the sixth oil tanker seized by the U.S. carrying Venezuelan oil in recent weeks.

Following the U.S. military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month, Trump administration officials committed to taking control of the extraction and sale of Venezuelan oil.

“The only oil leaving Venezuela will be oil that is coordinated properly and lawfully,” today’s X post by Southern Command added.