 The sanctioned individuals were prohibited from entering the nations of the European Union, and their assets were frozen.Cabello, known as number two in Chavismo, had not been sanctioned by the U.S. when the European Union sancioned him.On 18 May 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions in effect against Cabello, his wife, his brother and his "testaferro" Rafael Sarria.