A month after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro asserted himself the winner of disputed elections, the U.S. confiscated his presidential airplane in the Dominican Republic and transported it back to Florida.
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The Department of Homeland Security says the plane was seized “based on violations of U.S. export control and sanctions laws.”
“This morning, the Justice Department seized an aircraft we allege was illegally purchased for $13 million through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States for use by Nicolás Maduro and his cronies,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement. “The Department will continue to pursue those who violate our sanctions and export controls to prevent them from using American resources to undermine the national security of the United…
