US government seizes plane used by Venezuela’s president Maduro, citing sanctions violations
Sep 2, 2024 1:49 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws.
U.S. officials say associates of the Venezuelan leader used a Caribbean-based shell company to hide their involvement in the purchase of the plane, valued at the time at $13 million, from a company in Florida. The plane, registered to San Marino, was widely used by Maduro for foreign travel, including in a trips earlier this year to Guyana and Cuba.
There is also a $15 million bounty offered by the U.S. for the capture of Maduro to face drug-trafficking charges in the U.S.
Hail Biden and his government for doing this. Had it been Trump, he probably would have helped Maduro continue his tyrannical rule. Trump admires tyrants.