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The White House said the crew on the Marinera, which had been re-flagged as a Russian vessel, "will be brought to the United States for such prosecution if necessary."
The ship’s seizure comes more than a week after it maneuvered through a US Navy blockade of sanctioned tankers leaving from a port in the South American country.
Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said late on Wednesday that 100 people died in the U.S. attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on Saturday.
Sen. Mark Kelly, who previously called on troops to "refuse illegal orders," hesitated on CNN's "The Lead" to call the recent Venezuela operation "illegal."
Venezuela's military held a mass funeral in the country's capital on Wednesday as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the United States' weekend operation to capture former President Nicolás Maduro.
Follow live updates as President Donald Trump speaks about Venezuela's future and U.S. allies respond to his threats against Greenland.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the U.S. is in "close correspondence" with interim Venezuelan authorities following the toppling of the Maduro regime.
Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro spent the night in jail after he pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges — as questions linger about President Trump's plans for Venezuela.
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