U.S. hits four Venezuelan military officers with sanctions after captain's death

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday stepped up its response following the death of a Venezuelan navy captain, sanctioning four top officials in Venezuela's military counterintelligence agency, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

U.S. officials last week sanctioned the agency, known as the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), freezing all its direct and indirectly-owned assets in the wake of Rafael Acosta's death.