OFAC has designated Venezuela’s Executive Vice President, Tareck El Aissami, as a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker.  He is said to have facilitated shipments of narcotics from Venezuela, and in previous positions to have overseen narcotics shipments from Venezuela of over 1000kg on multiple occasions.  His primary frontman Samark Lopez Bello has also been designated as an SDNT, along with his international network of companies, for his role in laundering drug proceeds and generating significant illicit profits on behalf of El Aissami.  The details are here, and OFAC’s press release is here.