Swiss Authorities Freeze Assets Linked to Venezuelas Maduro After US Capture

ADSwitzerland became the first nation to freeze assets linked to Nicolás Maduro and his associates in the wake of the ouster.A Swiss national flag flutters in a blue sky in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, western Switzerland on June 21, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images1/5/2026|Updated: 1/5/2026Switzerland said on Jan. 5 that it has frozen all assets held in the country by deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his associates.Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”Author’s Selected Articles