sanctioned

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The individuals sanctioned by the UK government are:

From BBC

Investors parked money in safe havens ahead of tomorrow’s CPI report and in reaction to a U.S. blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of these, six were sanctioned just last week.

From Barron's

U.S. officials said the military would be going after a network of ships already sanctioned by the Treasury Department.

From The Wall Street Journal

Experts estimated that between one-third and half of tankers transporting crude to and from Venezuela are part of the so-called dark fleet of sanctioned tankers.

From Los Angeles Times