AdvertisementU.S. Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Vice President Over Drug Trade AllegationsFebruary 13, 2017Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailTarek El Aissami, then Venezuela's interior minister, holds a press conference in Caracas in April 2012. El Aissami became the country's vice president last month, and the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against him on Monday. (AFP/Getty Images)