By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration would likely stop buying oil from Venezuela and was looking "very strongly" at the South American country.

Venezuela's authoritarian regime said it was willing to work with Washington to take back Venezuelan criminals from the U.S. in a rare show of support for President Trump's plans to designate Latin American drug gangs as terrorist groups.

Venezuela exported millions of barrels of its heavy oil to the U.S. until the economic sanctions of 2019. Its purchase resumed two years ago. Experts explain the characteristics of this crude oil, while Donald Trump says that he will "probably" stop buying it.