US seizes 11 million dollars from shipowner in Syria complex

A US court has ruled that a Turkish shipowner will forfeit more than USD 11 million for having violated US and European sanctions against Syria. The case is part of a complex in which the US is trying to tighten the net on a network of Russians and Syrians.
Photo: Jon Nazca/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Jon Nazca/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

A Turkish shipowner will forfeit USD 11.7 million to US authorities, which claim that the shipowner is part of an illegal network that has sailed oil products to Syria in violation of international sanctions.

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