An unidentified speaker said the United States is enforcing laws related to oil sanctions, obtaining warrants and seizing vessels carrying oil and that those actions will continue.

"We are enforcing, American laws with regards to, oil sanctions," the unidentified speaker said, adding: "We have sanctioned entities. We go to court. We get a warrant. We seize those boats with oil, and that will continue." The speaker described these steps as routine elements of enforcement.

The speaker also said the government would "reserve the right to take strikes against the drug boats that are bringing drugs towards the United States that are being operated by transnational criminal organizations," characterizing maritime drug interdiction as an ongoing priority.

On the identity of the groups involved, the speaker named a group spoken as "cartel de la Souls." The speaker then stated that "their leader... is now in US custody and facing The US justice in, in the Southern District Of New York, and that's Nicolas Maduro." The assertion about custody and prosecution was presented as the speaker's claim and is not independently verified in the transcript.

No formal legal citation, indictment number or supporting court filing was provided in the remarks. The speaker did reference the U.S. court system, stating that enforcement actions include going "to court" and obtaining warrants before seizing vessels.

The remarks combined three distinct claims: (1) active enforcement of oil sanctions that includes sanctions, warrants and seizures; (2) a stated policy stance reserving the right to take strikes against maritime drug-smuggling vessels; and (3) the assertion that Nicolás Maduro is in U.S. custody and facing matters in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The transcript contains direct quotes for the first two claims; the custody claim is likewise quoted but is not corroborated within the transcript.

The transcript does not record any follow-up questions, supporting documents, or named officials who provided additional detail or evidence. It is therefore not possible from this record to confirm legal filings, timelines, or which agencies conducted the asserted seizures or arrests. The identity or official title of the person speaking is not provided in the transcript.

The next factual steps that would clarify the claims are: publication of related arrest records or court filings; official statements naming the agencies responsible for maritime seizures; and clarifying the correct name and status of the cartel referenced as "cartel de la Souls."