The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on family members and ‍associates of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, as Washington ratchets up pressure on the ‍Venezuelan president. The US Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on seven people it said were tied to Maduro and his wife, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused them of “propping up Nicolás Maduro’s rogue ⁠narcostate.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We will not allow Venezuela to continue flooding our nation with deadly drugs,” Bessent said in a statement. “Maduro and his criminal accomplices threaten our hemisphere’s peace and stability. The Trump Administration will continue targeting the networks that prop up his illegitimate dictatorship.” Venezuela’s information ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Maduro and his government have vehemently denied links ‍to crime and say